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Revision as of 16:09, 20 August 2018
Navāyasa Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 1 part |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 1 part |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellirica | P. | 1 part |
| Āmalakī API | Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) | P. | 1 part |
| Mustā API | Cyperus rotundus | Rt. Tr. | 1 part |
| Viḍaṇga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 1 part |
| Citraka API | Plumbago zeylanica | Rt. | 1 part |
| Ayoraja (Lauha bhasma) (30 Puti) | 9 parts |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder ingredients 1 to 9 individually in a pulverizer and pass through sieve number 85.
- Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio along with Ayoraja (lauha) bhasma and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend.
- Store in an air-tight container.
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Reddish-brown powder with pungent odour and spicy, pungent taste. All pass through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass through sieve number 85.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Pāṇḍu (anaemia), Kāmalā (jaundice), Prameha (metabolic disorder), Pīdaka (carbuncle), Hrdroga (heart disease), Kushtha (diseases of Skin), Arśa (piles).
Dose
- 2 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Honey, Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 6 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 56 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 14 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 11 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 90.0 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 3 to 4 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 50.
