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==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
*500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water/ Butter milk. | *500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water/ Butter milk. | ||
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| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
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| + | |Total Ash||Not more than 51 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Acid-insoluble ash||Not more than 2 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Alcohol-soluble extractive||Not less than 8 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Water-soluble extractive||Not less than 56 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Loss on drying||Not more than 10 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |pH (1 % aqueous solution)||3. 5 to 4.5 | ||
| + | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Citrakaadi Gutika is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Hingu to get Hingu -shuddha..
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients number 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
- Roast coarsely powdered ingredients numbered 4 of the Formulation Composition in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
- Roast ingredient number 2 of the formulation composition in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture.[1]
Description
- Light brown coloured pills with characteristic asafoetida odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Agnimandya (digestive impairment), amadosha (products of impaired digestion and metabolism), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome).
Dose
- 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water/ Butter milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total Ash | Not more than 51 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 2 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 8 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 56 per cent |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 10 per cent |
| pH (1 % aqueous solution) | 3. 5 to 4.5 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 109.
