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| − | + | '''Mṛdvīkādi leha''' is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. | |
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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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| + | | Mṛdvīkā leha (Drākṣā 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== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Wash the | + | *Wash the Mṛdvīkā 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. | + | *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. | *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.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
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==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | *Kāsa ( | + | *Kāsa (Cough). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
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|Total tannins|| 0.4 to 0.56 per cent | |Total tannins|| 0.4 to 0.56 per cent | ||
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| − | Total phenolics|| 0.7 to 0.8 per cent | + | |Total phenolics|| 0.7 to 0.8 per cent |
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|Total sugar|| 70 to 73 per cent | |Total sugar|| 70 to 73 per cent | ||
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[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 14 September 2018
Mṛdvīkādi leha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Mṛdvīkā leha (Drākṣā 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 Mṛdvīkā 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.[1]
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 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 24 .
