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Yava Ksaara is an alkaline preparation made with the ingredient in the Formulation composition given below

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Cut Yava into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma). Add 6 parts of water to
  • 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 ksāra deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind to a fine powder.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture[1]

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 112.