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'''Viḍaṅgādi Guggulu''' vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.
'''Vidhangaadi Guggulu''' vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Viḍaṅga API|| [[Embelia ribes]]|| Fr. ||60 g
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|-
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| Triphalā||||||
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|-
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|a. Harītakī API|| [[Terminalia chebula]] ||P.|| 20 g
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|-
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|b. Bibhītaka API ||[[Terminalia belerica]]|| P.|| 20 g
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|-
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|c. Āmalakī API|| [[Emblica officinalis]]|| P.|| 20 g
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|-
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| Vyoṣa||||||
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|-
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|a. Śuṇṭhī API|| [[Zingiber officinale]] ||Rz.|| 20 g
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|-
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|b. Marica API|| [[Piper nigrum]] ||Fr.|| 20 g
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|c. Pippalī API|| [[Piper longum]] ||Fr.|| 20 g
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| Guggulu API - Śuddha ||Commiphora wighti ||O. R.|| 180 g
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| Sarpi (Goghṛta API)|| Clarified butter from cow milk ||–|| QS
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|}
  
 
==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
*Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu - shuddha.
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*Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu - Śuddha.
 
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 3 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.
 
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 3 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.
*Crush weighed quantity of shuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghrta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
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*Crush weighed quantity of Śuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
 
*Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.
 
*Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.
*Roll the vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Gh¤ta or use suitable mechanical device.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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*Roll the vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Ghṛta or use suitable mechanical device.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Description==
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*Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour, bitter taste.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Duṣṭa vraṇa (non-healing ulcer), Apacī (chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula), Meha (excessive flow of urine), Kuṣṭha (diseases of skin), Nāḍīvraṇa (sinus).
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==Dose==
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*12 g daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Triphalā kvātha, shigru kvātha, Madhu, Usṇodaka
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Total Ash||Not more than 6 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash||Not more than 2 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive||Not less than 23 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive||Not less than 30 per cent
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|Loss on drying||Not more than 13 per cent
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|pH (1% aqueous solution)||3.3 to 3.5
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|}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Formulations]]
 
[[Category:Formulations]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Non healing ulcer]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Chronic lymphadenopathy]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Excessive flow of urine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of skin]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Sinus]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, 20 September 2018

Viḍaṅgādi Guggulu vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Viḍaṅga API Embelia ribes Fr. 60 g
Triphalā
a. Harītakī API Terminalia chebula P. 20 g
b. Bibhītaka API Terminalia belerica P. 20 g
c. Āmalakī API Emblica officinalis P. 20 g
Vyoṣa
a. Śuṇṭhī API Zingiber officinale Rz. 20 g
b. Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 20 g
c. Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 20 g
Guggulu API - Śuddha Commiphora wighti O. R. 180 g
Sarpi (Goghṛta API) Clarified butter from cow milk QS

Method of preparation

  • Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu - Śuddha.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 3 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.
  • Crush weighed quantity of Śuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
  • Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.
  • Roll the vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Ghṛta or use suitable mechanical device.[1]

Description

  • Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour, bitter taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Duṣṭa vraṇa (non-healing ulcer), Apacī (chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula), Meha (excessive flow of urine), Kuṣṭha (diseases of skin), Nāḍīvraṇa (sinus).

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Triphalā kvātha, shigru kvātha, Madhu, Usṇodaka

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 6 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 2 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 23 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 30 per cent
Loss on drying Not more than 13 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 3.3 to 3.5

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 50.