Mṛdvīkādi leha

Mrdvekaadi leha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

M¨dvīkā (Drāk¾ā API)	Vitis vinifera Dr.	Fr.	50 in number
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	30 in number
Śarkarā API	Sugar		48 g
Madhu API	Honey	Q.S.

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash the M¨dvīkā two or three times with fresh water, till it becomes clean, and drain the water completely. Remove the seeds and crush to a fine paste.
• Powder dried Pippalī and Śarkarā separately and pass through sieve No. 85.
• Triturate all the ingredients of the composition to a homogeneous mixture by adding required amount of Madhu, to form a semisolid mass.
• Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.

Description

• Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with a pungent, slightly sweet and sour taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Kāsa (cough).

Dose

• 25 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Water, Milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 32.0 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 1.0 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 0.2 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 30.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 90.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	4.0 to 4.3
Total tannins	0.4 to 0.56 per cent
Total phenolics	0.7 to 0.8 per cent
Total sugar	70 to 73 per cent
Reducing sugars	50 to 51 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	20 to 23 per cent