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| − | ''' | + | '''Hiṇgvaṣṭaka Cūrṇa''' is a powder preparation containing the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below: |
==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| + | | Śuṇṭhī API|| [[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz.|| 1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Marica API|| [[Piper nigrum ]][||Fr.|| 1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Pippalī API|| [[Piper longum]]|| Fr.|| 1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Ajamodā API ||[[Apium leptophyllum]]|| Fr.|| 1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Saindhava lavaṇa API|| Rock salt || ||1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Śveta jīraka API|| [[Cuminum cyminum]]|| Fr. 1|| part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Kṛṣṇa jīraka API ||[Carum carvi ]]||Fr.|| 1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Hiṇgu API-śuddha|| [[Ferula foetida]] ||Exd. || 1 part | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Roast coarsely powder Saindhava | + | *Roast coarsely powder Saindhava lavaṇa in a stainless steel pan till it become free from moisture. Prepare fine powder and pass through it sieve number 85. |
| − | *Treat | + | *Treat Hiṇgu to prepare śuddha Hiṇgu. Clean and powder all other ingredients individually, pass through sieve no. 85, weigh each ingredient separately and mix thoroughly in specified ratio to obtain a homogeneous blend. |
*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"/> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
*Light brown; free flowing powder with a spicy and astringent taste, odour aromatic and pleasant. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85. | *Light brown; free flowing powder with a spicy and astringent taste, odour aromatic and pleasant. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85. | ||
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| + | ==Storage== | ||
| + | *Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| + | *Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Śūla (Pain/Colic), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Vātaroga (Disease due to vata dosha). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Dose== | ||
| + | *3 to 6 g daily in divided doses. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Anupāna== | ||
| + | *Ghrta. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |Loss on drying || Not more than 13.5 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Total ash || Not more than 23.0 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 4.5 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 14.0 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 34.0 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |pH (1% aqueous solution) || 6.4 to 6.6 | ||
| + | |||
| + | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Digestive impairment]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Pain]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Colic]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Disease due to vata dosha]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:52, 14 September 2018
Hiṇgvaṣṭaka Cūrṇa is a powder preparation containing 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 |
| Ajamodā API | Apium leptophyllum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Saindhava lavaṇa API | Rock salt | 1 part | |
| Śveta jīraka API | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. 1 | part |
| Kṛṣṇa jīraka API | [Carum carvi ]] | Fr. | 1 part |
| Hiṇgu API-śuddha | Ferula foetida | Exd. | 1 part |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Roast coarsely powder Saindhava lavaṇa in a stainless steel pan till it become free from moisture. Prepare fine powder and pass through it sieve number 85.
- Treat Hiṇgu to prepare śuddha Hiṇgu. Clean and powder all other ingredients individually, pass through sieve no. 85, weigh each ingredient separately and mix thoroughly in specified ratio to obtain a homogeneous blend.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Light brown; free flowing powder with a spicy and astringent taste, odour aromatic and pleasant. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Śūla (Pain/Colic), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Vātaroga (Disease due to vata dosha).
Dose
- 3 to 6 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Ghrta.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 13.5 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 23.0 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 4.5 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 14.0 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 34.0 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 6.4 to 6.6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 48.
