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Difference between revisions of "Trayodaśāṅga Guggulu"
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*Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 12 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix. | *Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 12 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix. | ||
| − | *Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu- | + | *Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-Śuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. |
| − | *Add | + | *Add Ghṛta in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | * | + | *Kaṭigraha (stiffness in lumbo-sacral region), Gṛdhrasī (sciatica), Hanugraha (lockjaw), Bāhuśūla (pain in arm), Jānustabdhatā (stiffness of the knee), Asthivāta (bone disease due to Vata Dosha), Majjāvāta (bone marrow disorder), Snāyuvāta (inflammation of ligaments), Hṛtgraha (cardiac failure), Vāta-Kapha Roga (disease due to Vata Dosha and Kapha Dosha), Yonidoṣa (disorders of female genital tract), Asthibhaṅga (bone fracture), Vidradhi (abscess), Khañjavāta (limping due to vitiation of Vata). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 13 September 2018
Trayodaśāṅga Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Babbūla API | Acacia Arabica | St. Bk. | 1 Part |
| Aśvagandhā API | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 1 Part |
| Hapuṣā API | Juniperus communis | Fr. | 1 Part |
| Guḍūcī API | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 1 Part |
| Śatāvarī API | Asparagus racemosus | Rt | 1 Part |
| Gokṣura API | Tribulus terrestris | Fr. | 1 Part |
| Vṛddhadāru API | Ipomoea petaloidea | Rt. | 1 Part |
| Rāsnā API | Pluchea lanceolata | Lf. | 1 Part |
| Śathāhvā API | Anethum sowa | Fr. | 1 Part |
| Śaṭī API | Hedychium spicatum | Rz | . 1 Part |
| Yavānī API | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 1 Part |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 1 Part |
| Guggulu-Śuddha API | Commiphora wightii | O.R. | 12 Parts |
| Goghṛta API | Clarified butter from Cow s milk. | 1 Part |
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 12 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
- Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-Śuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
- Add Ghṛta in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.[1]
Description
- Spherical pills, blackish in colour with agreeable odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Kaṭigraha (stiffness in lumbo-sacral region), Gṛdhrasī (sciatica), Hanugraha (lockjaw), Bāhuśūla (pain in arm), Jānustabdhatā (stiffness of the knee), Asthivāta (bone disease due to Vata Dosha), Majjāvāta (bone marrow disorder), Snāyuvāta (inflammation of ligaments), Hṛtgraha (cardiac failure), Vāta-Kapha Roga (disease due to Vata Dosha and Kapha Dosha), Yonidoṣa (disorders of female genital tract), Asthibhaṅga (bone fracture), Vidradhi (abscess), Khañjavāta (limping due to vitiation of Vata).
Dose
- 2-3 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 11 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 15 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 4 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 17.5 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 21 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.45 to 5.96 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 187.
