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Traikaṇṭaka Ghṛta

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{{stub}}'''Traikantaka GhrtaTraikaṇṭaka Ghṛta''' is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.
==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"| Traikaṇṭaka (Gokṣura API)|| [[Tribulus terrestris]] ||Fr. ||768 g|-| Jala API for decoction|| Water || ||12.29 l |-|reduced to || || ||3.07 l|-| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)|| [[Eletteria cardamomum]] ||Sd.|| 9.14 g|-| Girijatu (Śiĺājatu) ||Exd. from rock crevices|| || 9.14 g|-| Śilābheda (Pāṣāṇabheda API) ||[[Bergenia ligulata]] ||Rz. ||9.14 g|-| Yaṣṭī API ||[[Glycyrrhiza glabra]] ||Rt.|| 9.14 g|-| Varī (Śatāvarī API)|| [[Asparagus racemosus]] ||Rt.|| 9.14 g|-| Darbha API ||[[Imperata cylindrica]] ||Rt. ||9.14 g|-| Drākṣā API ||[[Vitis vinifera]] ||Dr. Fr.|| 9.14 g|-| Ambu (Hrīvera API)|| [[Coleus vettiveroides]] ||Rt. ||9.14 g|-| Śauṇḍī (Pippalī API)|| [[Piper longum]] ||Ft. ||9.14 g|-| Vasuka ||[[Calotropis procera]] (Official substitute)|| Pl. ||9.14 g|-| Vaśira (Cavya API)|| [[Piper chaba]] ||Rt.|| 9.14 g|-| Kāśa API ||[[Saccharum spontaneum]]|| Rt.|| 9.14 g|-| Ikṣu-mūla API|| [[Saccharum officinale]]|| Rt.|| 9.14 g|-| Matsyākṣikā (Matsyākṣī API)|| [[Alternanthera sessilis]] ||Pl.|| 9.14 g|-| Dugdha (Godugdha API)|| Cow’s milk || ||768 g|-| Ghṛta (Gogh¨ta API)|| Clarified butter from cow’s milk || ||768 g|}
==Method of preparation==
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
*Wash and dry all the raw materials thoroughly.
*Treat Gh¨ta [[Ghrta]] to prepare Mūrchita Gh¨ta (Appendix 6.2.8.2)[[Murchita Ghrta]].*Pulverize Gok¾ura Gokshura (kvātha [[kvatha dravya]]) to coarse powder and add 16 parts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Gok¾ura kvāthaGokshura [[kvatha]].*Treat Śilājatu to prepare Śodhita Śilājatu (Appendix 6.2.7.10), and keep aside for addition during snehapāka.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> ==Description==* A low melting Ghrta, greenish in color with pleasant odour and bitter taste. ==Storage==*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture. ==Therapeutic uses==* Mūtra krcchra (Dysuria), Prameha (Metabolic disorders), Aśmarī (Urinary calculus), Mūtra śarkarā (Gravels in urine), Mūtra doṣa (Urinary disorders) and Mūtra dāha (Burning micturition). ==Dose==*12 g daily in divided doses. ==Anupāna==*Warm water, Trna paňca mūla Kvātha, Warm milk. ==Physico-chemical parameters=={| class="wikitable"|Refractive index at 400|| 1.451 to 1.452|-|Weight per ml at 400||0.910g to 0.930g|-|Saponification value|| 200 to 225|-|Iodine value|| 35 to 45|-|Acid value|| Not more than 4|-|Peroxide value|| Not more than 5|-|Congealing point|| 220 to 180|}
==References==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dysuria]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Metabolic disorders]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Urinary calculus]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Gravels in urine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Urinary disorders]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Burning micturition]]

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