Sārivādyāsava

Sārivādyāsava 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.

Formulation composition

1 Sārivā (Śveta sārivā API)	Hemidesmus indicus	Rt.	192 g
2 Mustaka (Mustā API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	192 g
3 Lodhra API	Symplocos racemosa	St. Bk.	192 g
4 Nyagrodha API	Ficus bengalensis	St. Bk.	192 g
5 Pippala (Aśvattha API)	Ficus religiosa	Fr.	192 g
6 Śatī API	Hedychium spicatum	Rz.	192 g
7 Anantā (Śveta sārivā API)	Hemidesmus indicus	Rt.	192 g
8 Padmaka API	Prunus cerasoides	St.	192 g
9 Śla (Hrīvera API)	Coleus vettiveroides	Rt.	192 g
10 Pāṭhā API	Cissampelos pareira	Rt.	192 g
11 Dhātrī (Āmalakī API)	Emblica officinalis	P.	192 g
12 Guḍūcikā (Guḍūcī API)	Tinospora cordifolia	St.	192 g
13 Ūśīra API	Vetiveria zizanioides	Rt.	192 g
14 Śveta Candana API	Santalum album	Ht. Wd.	192 g
15 Rakta Candana API	Pterocarpus santalinus	Ht. Wd.	192 g
16 Yamānī (Yavānī API)	Trachyspermum ammi	Fr	192 g
17 Kaṭurohiṇi (Kaṭukā API)	Picrorhiza kurroa	Rz.	192 g
18 Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	192 g
19 Sthūlailā API	Amomum subulatum	Sd.	192 g
20 Sūkṣmailā API	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	192 g
21 Kuṣṭha API	Saussurea lappa	Rt.	192 g
22 Svarṇapatrī API	Cassia angustifolia	Lf.	192 g
23 Harītakī API	Terminalia chebula	P.	192 g
24 Jala	Water		24.576 l
25 Guḍa API	Jaggery		14.4 kg
26 Dhātakī API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	480 g
27 Drākṣā API	Vitis vinifera	Dr. Fr.	2.8 kg

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 23 of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Wash and clean the ingredient numbered 27 of the formulation composition.
• Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 25 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth

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

• Vātarakta (Gout), Meha (Excessive flow of urine), Prameha (Increased frequency and turbidity of urine), Pramehapiḍakā (Carbuncle), Upadaṁśa (Syphilis/Soft chancre), Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano), Raktavikāra (Disorders of blood), Daurbalya (Weakness), Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment).

Dose

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

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	0.037 to 0.078 per cent
Total solids	Not less than 24.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.10 to 1.15
pH	3.0 to 4.0
Reducing sugars	Not less than 15.0 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 0.75 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent