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Sārivādyāsava

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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[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

  • 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

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 87.