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==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
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|Citraka API ||Plumbago zeylanica ||Rt.|| 1 part
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| Pippal¢m£la (Pippal¢ API)|| Piper longum|| St.|| 1 part
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|-
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| DvikÀ¡ra||||||
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|-
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|a. YavakÀ¡ra (API)|| Hordeum vulgare ||Water soluble ash of Pl.|| 1 part
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|-
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|b. SarjikÀ¡ra (Svarj¢kÀ¡ra (API))|| Crude alkaline earth|| – ||1 part
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|-
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|4 Paµcalava¸a||||||
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|-
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|a. Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API) ||Black salt ||– ||1 part
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|-
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|b. Saindhava Lava¸a (API)|| Rock salt|| –|| 1 part
  
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|c. Vi·a Lava¸a ||||||1 part
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|-
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|d. S¡mudra Lava¸a API|| Sea salt|| – ||1 part
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|-
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|e. Audbhida Lava¸a ||||||1 part
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|-
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| VyoÀa||||||
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|a. áu¸¶h¢ API|| Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||1 part
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|-
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|b. Marica API|| Piper nigrum ||Fr.|| 1 part
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|-
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|c. Pippal¢ API|| Piper longum ||Fr.|| 1 part
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| Hi´gu API - áuddha ||Ferula foetida|| Exd.|| 1 part
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|-
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| Ajamod¡ API|| Apium leptophyllum ||Fr.|| 1 part
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| Cavya API|| Piper chaba ||St. ||1 part
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| M¡tulu´ga∗ API - rasa|| Citrus aurantifolia ||Fr.|| Juice QS
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==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==

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Citrakaadi Gutika is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

Citraka API Plumbago zeylanica Rt. 1 part
Pippal¢m£la (Pippal¢ API) Piper longum St. 1 part
DvikÀ¡ra
a. YavakÀ¡ra (API) Hordeum vulgare Water soluble ash of Pl. 1 part
b. SarjikÀ¡ra (Svarj¢kÀ¡ra (API)) Crude alkaline earth – 1 part
4 Paµcalava¸a
a. Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API) Black salt – 1 part
b. Saindhava Lava¸a (API) Rock salt – 1 part c. Vi·a Lava¸a 1 part
d. S¡mudra Lava¸a API Sea salt – 1 part
e. Audbhida Lava¸a 1 part
VyoÀa a. áu¸¶h¢ API Zingiber officinale Rz. 1 part
b. Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 1 part
c. Pippal¢ API Piper longum Fr. 1 part
Hi´gu API - áuddha Ferula foetida Exd. 1 part
Ajamod¡ API Apium leptophyllum Fr. 1 part
Cavya API Piper chaba St. 1 part
M¡tulu´ga∗ API - rasa Citrus aurantifolia Fr. Juice QS

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

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 109.
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