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Phala Ghṛta

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

Formulation composition

Maṅjiṣṭhā API Rubia cordifolia Rt. 12 g
Kuṣṭha API Saussurea lappa Rt. 12 g
Tagara API Valeriana wallichi Rt. 12 g
Harītakī API Terminalia chebula P. 12 g
Bibhītaka API Terminalia bellirica P. 12 g
Āmalakī API Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) P. 12 g
Śarkarā API Sugar 12 g
Vacā API Acorus calamus Rz. 12 g
Haridrā API Curcuma longa Rz. 12 g
Dāru haridrā API Berberis aristata St. 12 g
Madhuka (Ya¾°ī API) Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 12 g
Medā API Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute) Rt.Tr. 12 g
Dīpyaka (Yavānī API) Trachyspermum ammi Fr. 12 g
Kaṭurohiṇī (Kaṭukā API) Picrorhiza kurroa Rz./ Rt. 12 g
Payasyā (Kṣīra vidārī API) Ipomoea digitata Rt.Tr. 12 g
Hiṅgu API Ferula foetida Exd . 12 g
Kākolī API Withania somnifera (Official substitute) Rt. 12 g
Vājīgandhā (Aśvagandhā API) Withania somnifera Rt. 12 g
Śatāvarī API Asparagus racemosus Rt.Tr. 12 g
Ghṛta (Goghṛta API) Clarified butter from cow’s milk 768 g
Kṣīra (Godugdha API) Cow’s milk 3.072 l

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
  • Treat Hingu to prepare śodhita Hingu.
  • Take the ingredients (kalka dravya) numbered 1 to 19 except Hiṅgu and Śarkarā, wash, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85. Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder, add shodhita Hingu, grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.(Kalka)
  • Take Mūrchita Ghṛta in a stainless steel vessel and heat mildly. [1]

Description

  • A low melting Ghrta, greenish yellow in color with pleasant odour and astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Śukra vikāra (Disorders of the Śukra dhāthu), Yoni vikāra (Disorders of female genital tract), Vandhyatva (Infertility), Garbhinī roga (Diseases during pregnancy) and Kārśya (Emaciation), Uttara Vasti (Vaginal Douche)

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400 1.440 to 1.450
Weight per ml at 400 0.910g to 0.940g
Saponification value 185 to 210
Iodine value 35 to 42
Acid value Not more than 3
Peroxide value Not more than 4
Congealing point 220 to 170

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 83.