Kāñcanāra Guggulu

Kāñcanāra Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Kāñcanāra API	Bauhinia variegata	St. Bk.	480 g
Harītakī API	Terminalia chebula	P.	96 g
Bibhītaka API	Terminalia bellerica	P.	96 g
Āmalakī API	Phyllanthus emblica	P.	96 g
Śuṇṭhī API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	48 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	48 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	48 g
Varuṇa API	Crataeva nurvala	St. Bk.	48 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	12 g
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St. Bk	12 g
Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	12 g
Guggulu API -Śuddha	Commiphora wightii	O.R.	996 g

Method of preparation

• Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 11 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
• Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu - Śuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.

Description

• Spherical pills, black or brownish-black in colour, agreeable distinct odour and bitter taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Gulma (Abdominal lump), Gaṇḍamālā (Cervical lymphadenitis), Apacī (Chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula), Graṇthi (Cyst), Vraṇa (Ulcer), Kuṣṭha (Diseases of skin), Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano), Ślīpada (Filariasis).

Dose

• 2-3 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Mundadi Kvatha, Khadirasara Kvatha, Haritaki Kvatha, Hot water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 12 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 9 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 3.5 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 22 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 23 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	4.6 to 4.8