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Bilvādileha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below
Contents
Formulation Composition
| Bilva API-mūla | Aegle marmelos | Rt. | 1536 g |
| Jala API for decoction reduced to | Water | 12.28 l072 l | |
| Jīrna Guda (Purāna Guda) API | Old Jaggery | 768 g | |
| Ghana (Mustā API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 12 |
| Dhānya (Dhānyaka API) | Coriandrum sativum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Jīraka (Śvetajīraka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Trutī (Sūksmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 12 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St.Bk. | 12 g |
| Keśara (Nāgakeśara API) | Mesua ferrea Stmn. | 12 g | |
| Śunthī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz | 12 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g |
Method of preparation
- Take raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry, powder ingredient number 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Clean, dry, powder the ingredients number 4 to 12 (Praksepa Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
- Add jaggery to the Kvātha, boil to dissolve and filter through muslin cloth.
- Reduce the kvātha to thicker consistency by gentle boiling and stirring continuously during the process.
- Continue heating till the preparation attains the consistency of leha confirmed by the formation of a soft ball that doesn’t disperse in water.
- Remove from heat source and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Add fine powders of Praksepa Dravya, mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
- Pack it in tight closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Dark brown semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and sweet, astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture
Therapeutic uses
- Aruci (aversion to food), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Praseka (excessive salivation), Chardi (emesis).
Dose
- 6 g to be licked up 2 to 3 times in small quantities each time.
Anupāna
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 20.0 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 2.3 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 0.22 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 6.8 per cent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 8 .
