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Sārasvata Ghṛta
Sārasvata Ghṛta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Ajā kṣīra | Goat’s milk | 3.07 l | |
| Abhayā (Harītakī API) | Terminalia chebula | P. | 24 g |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 24 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 24 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 24 g |
| Pāṭhā API | Cissampelos pareira | Rt. | 24 g |
| Ugra (Vacā API) | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 24 g |
| Śigru API | Moringa pterygosperma | Rt.Bk. | 24 g |
| Saindhava lavaṇa (API) | Rock salt | 24 g | |
| Jala API | Water | 3.07 l | |
| Sarpi (Goghṛta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Take the ingredients (kalka dravya) numbered 2 to 8, wash, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85.
- Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder, add ingredient number 9 and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend (Kalka).[1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, greenish yellow in color with pleasant odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Improves Vāk (Speech), Medhā (Intelligence), Smrti (Memory) and Jātharāgni (Appetite).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Warm milk, Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.450 to 1.453 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910g to 0.940g |
| Saponification value | 180 to 210 |
| Iodine value | 40 to 53 |
| Acid value | Not more than 3.5 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 5 |
| Congealing point | 210 to 170 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 86.
