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.

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).

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