Jātyādi Ghṛta

Jātyādi Ghṛta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Jātī patra (Jātī API)	Jasminum officinal evar.grandiflorum	Lf.	14.76 g
Nimba-patra API	Azadirachta indica	Lf.	14.76 g
Paṭola-patra API	Trichosanthes dioica	Lf.	14.76 g
Kaṭuka API	Picrorhiza kurroa	Rz.	14.76 g
Dārvī (Dāruharidrā API)	Berberis aristata	St.	14.76 g
Niśā (Haridrā API)	Curcuma longa	Rz.	14.76 g
Sārivā (Śveta sārivā API)	Hemidesmus indicus	Rt.	14.76 g
Mañjiṣṭā API	Rubia cordifolia	Rt.	14.76 g
Abhaya (Uśīra API)	Vetiveria zizanioides	Rt.	14.76 g
Siktha (Madhūcchiṣṭa API)	Bee’s wax		14.76 g
Tuttha API	Copper sulphate		14.76 g
Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API)	Glycyrrhiza glabra	Rt.	14.76 g
Naktāhvā (Karañja API)	Pongamia pinnata	Sd.	14.76 g
Sarpi (Goghṛta API)	Clarified butter from cow’s milk		768 g
Jala API	Water 3.		07 l

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
• Wash and grind fresh leaves of ingredients 1 to 3 of the formulation composition (Kalka dravya) in a wet grinder. Treat Tuttha to prepare Śodhitha Tuttha and keep aside for addition during snehapāka.
• Take the ingredients (Kalka dravya)

Description

• A low melting Ghṛta, yellowish green in color, unctuous to touch with pleasant odour.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• For local application in Marmāśrta vrana (Ulcers in vital points), Kledī vrana (Oozing/weeping ulcer), Gambhīra vraṇa (Deep-rooted ulcers), Saruja vraṇa (Painful ulcers), Raktaja vraṇa (Bleeding ulcers), Dushta vraṇa (Non-healing ulcers).

Dose

• For application on various types of wounds and ulcers.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400	1.452 to 1.464
Weight per ml at 400	0.910g to 0.935g
Saponification value	190 to 210
Iodine value	35 to 45
Acid value	Not more than 2
Peroxide value	Not more than 5
Congealing point	210 to 170