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==Dose==
 
==Dose==
 
*500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with Honey/Warm water/Butter milk.
 
*500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with Honey/Warm water/Butter milk.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Total Ash||Not more than 43 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash||Not more than 6 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive||Not less than 8 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive||Not less than 53 per cent
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|Loss on drying||Not less than 53 per cent
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|pH (1 % aqueous solution)||8.0 to 9.0
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==References==
 
==References==

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Shankha Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Shankha to prepare Shankha bhasma.
  • Treat Hingu to get Hingu - shuddha, Vatsanabha to get Vatsanabha - shuddha, Parada to get Parada - shuddha and Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha.
  • Triturate Pshrada - shuddha and Gandhaka - shuddha together in a Khalvayantra to prepare Kajjali. .
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve.[1]

Description

  • Light grey pills with a characteristic asafoetida odour and salty taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnim¡ndya (digestive impairment), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), Arocaka (tastelessness), Paktisula (duodenal ulcers), Kashaya (pthisis).

Dose

  • 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with Honey/Warm water/Butter milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 43 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 6 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 8 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 53 per cent
Loss on drying Not less than 53 per cent
pH (1 % aqueous solution) 8.0 to 9.0

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 131.