Rohītakāriṣṭa

Rohītakāriṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in 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

Rohītakā API	Tecomella undulata	St. Bk	4.8 kg
Jala for decoction	Water		49.152 l
reduced to			12.288 l
Guḍa API	Jaggery		9.6 kg
Prakṣepa Dravyas:
Dhātakī API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	768 g
Pippalī API P	iper longum	Fr.	48 g
Pippalīmūla API	Piper longum	St.	48 g
Cavya API	Piper retrofractum	St.	48 g
Citraka API	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	48 g
Śuṇṭhi API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	48 g
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St. Bk.	48 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	48 g
Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	48 g
Harītakī API	Terminalia chebula	P	. 48 g
Bibhītaka API	Terminalia belerica	P.	48 g
Āmalakī API	Emblica officinalis	P.	48 g

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 5 to 15 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
• Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.

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, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Plīhāroga (Splenic disease), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udararoga (Disease of abdomen), Aṣṭhīlā (Prostatic hypertrophy), Arṣa (Piles), Kamala (Jaundice), Kuṣṭha (Disease of skin).

Dose

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

Anupāna

• Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	0.060 to 0.071 per cent
Total solids	Not less than 16.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.05 to 1.14
pH	3.8 to 4.7
Reducing sugars	Not less than 11.0 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 0.70 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent