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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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+ | |Ciµc¡ API -kÀ¡ra ||Tamarindus indica ||St. Bk.|| 48 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Pa¶uvajra (Paµca lava¸a each in equal quantity)||||48 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |a. Saindhava Lava¸a (API)||Rock salt|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |b. S¡mudra Lava¸a API||Sea salt|||||| | ||
+ | |c. Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API)||Black salt|||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |d. Vi·a Lava¸a|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |e. Audbhida Lava¸a|||||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | áa´kha (áa´kha Bhasma (API))|| Calcined Conch|| – ||48 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Hi´gu API - áuddha ||Ferula foetida|| Exd.|| 48 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | VyoÀa|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |a. áu¸¶h¢ API|| Zingiber officinale|| Rz.|| 48 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |b. Marica API|| Piper nigrum ||Fr. ||48 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |c. Pippal¢ API|| Piper longum|| Fr.|| 48 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Rasa (P¡rada API) - áuddha|| Mercury|| – ||3 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Am¤ta (Vatsan¡bha API) - áuddha|| Aconitum chasmanthum ||Rt. Tr.|| 3 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Val¢ (Gandhaka API) - áuddha ||Sulphur|| –|| 3 g | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Nimb£ API - Svarasa ||Citrus limon|| Fr. juice|| QS | ||
+ | |} | ||
==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== |
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Shankha Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Ciµc¡ API -kÀ¡ra | Tamarindus indica | St. Bk. | 48 g | |||||
Pa¶uvajra (Paµca lava¸a each in equal quantity) | 48 g | |||||||
a. Saindhava Lava¸a (API) | Rock salt | |||||||
b. S¡mudra Lava¸a API | Sea salt | c. Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API) | Black salt | |||||
d. Vi·a Lava¸a | ||||||||
e. Audbhida Lava¸a | ||||||||
áa´kha (áa´kha Bhasma (API)) | Calcined Conch | – | 48 g | |||||
Hi´gu API - áuddha | Ferula foetida | Exd. | 48 g | |||||
VyoÀa | ||||||||
a. áu¸¶h¢ API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g | |||||
b. Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 48 g | |||||
c. Pippal¢ API | Piper longum | Fr. | 48 g | |||||
Rasa (P¡rada API) - áuddha | Mercury | – | 3 g | |||||
Am¤ta (Vatsan¡bha API) - áuddha | Aconitum chasmanthum | Rt. Tr. | 3 g | |||||
Val¢ (Gandhaka API) - áuddha | Sulphur | – | 3 g | |||||
Nimb£ API - Svarasa | Citrus limon | Fr. juice | QS |
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
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 131.