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Kuṭajāriṣṭa

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Kuṭajāriṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Formulation composition

Kuṭajāriṣṭa (Kuṭajā API) Holarrhena antidysenterica St. Bk. 4.8 kg
Mṛdvīkā (Drākṣā API) Vitis vinifera Dr. Fr. 2.8 kg
Madhūka Puṣpa (Madhūka API) Madhuca indica Fl . 480 g
Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) Gmelina arborea St. Bk. 480 g
Jala for decoction Water 49.152 l
reduced to 12.288 l
Guḍa API Jaggery 4.8 kg
Dhātakī API Woodfordia fruticosa Fl. 960 g

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 and 4 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
  • Wash and clean the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
  • Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.
  • Add the ingredient number 6 of the formulation composition to the Kvatha, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.[1]

Description

  • Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and bitter taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Pravāhikā (Dysentery), Raktātisāra (Diarrhoea with blood), Jvara (Fever).

Dose

  • 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content 0.119 to 0.201 per cent
Total solids Not less than 16.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.04 to 1.12
pH 3.5 to 4.5
Reducing sugars Not less than 7.50 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 0.90 per cent
Alcohol content 4 to 10 per cent
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 57.