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'''Apamarga KshaaraApāmārga Kṣāra''' is an off -white alkaline preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
==Formulation composition==
*Add 6 parts of water to the Bhasma, stir well and keep over night.
*Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth. Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water.
*Collect ksāra Kṣāra deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind it to a fine powder.
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Therapeutic uses==
*Gulma (Abdominal Lump), Udara-śūla (Pain in the abdomen), Grahanī (malabsorption syndrome), Vishūcikā (Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain), Alasaka (Intestinal atony), Ajīrna (Dyspepsia), Aruci (tastelessness), Ānāha (distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool), Arśa (Piles), Śarkarā (gravel in urine), Aśmarī (Calculus), Krmi Kṛmi (Helminthiasis), Āntarvidradhi (Hernia), Śvāsa (Asthma).
==Dose==
