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==Anupāna==
 
==Anupāna==
 
*Warm water, Trna paňca mūla Kvātha, Warm milk.
 
*Warm water, Trna paňca mūla Kvātha, Warm milk.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Refractive index at 400|| 1.451 to 1.452
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|Weight per ml at 400||0.910g to 0.930g
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|Saponification value|| 200 to 225
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|Iodine value|| 35 to 45
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|Acid value|| Not more than 4
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|Peroxide value|| Not more than 5
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|Congealing point|| 220 to 180
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==References==
 
==References==

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Traikantaka Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash and dry all the raw materials thoroughly.
  • Treat Ghrta to prepare Murchita Ghrta.
  • Pulverize Gokshura (kvatha dravya) to coarse powder and add 16 parts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Gokshura kvatha.
  • Treat Śilājatu to prepare Śodhita Śilājatu, and keep aside for addition during snehapāka.[1]

Description

  • A low melting Ghrta, greenish 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

  • Mūtra krcchra (Dysuria), Prameha (metabolic disorders), Aśmarī (Urinary calculus), Mūtra śarkarā (Gravels in urine), Mūtra do¾a (urinary disorders) and Mūtra dāha (Burning micturition).

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Warm water, Trna paňca mūla Kvātha, Warm milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400 1.451 to 1.452
Weight per ml at 400 0.910g to 0.930g
Saponification value 200 to 225
Iodine value 35 to 45
Acid value Not more than 4
Peroxide value Not more than 5
Congealing point 220 to 180

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 88.