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Rohītakāriṣṭa
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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.
Contents
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.[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, 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 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 83.
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Splenic disease
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Disease of abdomen
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Prostatic hypertrophy
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Jaundice
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Disease of skin