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*Take fully mature and dry pūgaphala (areca nuts) and break it into small pieces of about 0.5 –1.0 cm in diameter, tie them in a muslin cloth to form a bundle (Pottali) and immerse into milk in a stainless steel vessel (Dolāyantra vidhi) and boil for 3 h.
*Wash the bundle with warm water (500 to 550) and repeat washing for three times*. Dry these processed Pūgaphala in a tray-dryer at a temperature not exceeding 60degcel.
*Grind the dried pieces and sieve through 85 mesh. Fry the powder in Gh¨ta Ghṛta at low temperature between 600-700*Crush the fresh ¡malakī[[Āmalakī]], strain through a muslin cloth to obtain juice.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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