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Lōhāsava
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Lohāsava 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.
Contents
Formulation composition
Loha cūrṇa-Śodhita (Lauha API) | Iron dust | 192 g | |
Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 192 g |
Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 192 g |
Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 192 g |
Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 192 g |
Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellierica | P. | 192 g |
Āmalakī API | Emblica officinalis | P. | 192 g |
Yavānikā (Yavānī API) | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 192 g |
Viḍaṅga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 192 g |
Mustaka (Mustā) API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 192 g |
Citra (Eraṇḍa) API) | Ricinus communis | Rt. | 192 g |
Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 960 g |
Kṣaudra (Madhu) API | Honey | 3.072 kg | |
Guḍa API | Jaggery | 4.80 kg | |
Jala | Water | 24.576 l |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 2 to 11 of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 14 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.
- Transfer the filtrate to a clean container; add Loha Bhasma, Madhu, Dh¡tak¢ and coarsely powdered other drugs. Seal the mouth of the container.
- Shift the container to the fermentation room and constantly check for the signs of completion of fermentation process.[1]
Description
- Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Jaṭhara (Weak digestion), Pāṇḍu (Anaemia), Śvayathu (Oedema), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Arśa (Piles), Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Plīhā Roga (Splenic disease), Kuṣṭa (Disease of skin), Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Asthma), Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano), Aruci (Tastelessness), Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Hṛdroga (Disease of heart).[2]
Dose
- 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Physico-chemical parameters
Total phenolic content | 0.062 to 0.075 per cent |
Total solids | Not less than 3.0 per cent |
Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.00 to 1.20 |
pH | 3.4 to 4.5 |
Reducing sugars | Not less than 14.0 per cent |
Non-reducing sugars | Not more than .80 per cent |
Alcohol content | 4 to 10 per cent |
Methanol | Absent |
References
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Weak digestion
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Anaemia
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Oedema
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Digestive impairment
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Splenic disease
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Disease of skin
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Fistula-in-ano
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Tastelessness
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Malabsorption syndrome
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Disease of heart