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'''Aravindasāva''' is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
'''Aravindasaava''' is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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{| class="wikitable"
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| Aravinda (Kamala API) ||[[Nelumbo nucifera]] ||Fl.|| 16 g
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|-
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| Uśīra API|| [[Vetivera zizanioides]] ||Rt.||16 g
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|-
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|Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) ||[[Gmelina arborea ]]||Fr. ||16 g
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|-
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| Nīlotpala (Utpala API)|| [[Nymphaea stellata]] ||Fl. ||16 g
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|-
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| Mañjiṣṭhā API|| [[Rubia cordifolia]] ||Rt. ||16 g
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|-
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| Balā API ||[[Sida cordifolia]]|| Rt.|| 16 g
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|-
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| Māṁsī (Jaṭāmāṁsī API) ||[[Nardostachys jatamansi]]|| Rz. ||16g
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|-
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| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) ||[[Elettaria cardamomum]]|| Sd. ||16 g
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|-
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| Ambuda (Mustā API) ||[[Cyperus rotundus]] ||Rz.|| 16 g
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|-
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| Sārivā (Śveta Sārivā API)|| [[Hemidesmus indicus]]|| Rt.|| 16 g
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|-
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| Śivā (Harītakī API) ||[[Terminalia chebula]]|| P. ||16 g
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|-
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| Bibhītaka API|| [[Terminalia bellirica]] ||P. ||16 g
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|-
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| Vacā API|| [[Acorus calamus]] ||Rz.|| 16 g
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|-
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| Dhātrī (Āmalakī API)|| [[Emblica officinalis]] ||P. ||16 g
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|-
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| Śathī API|| [[Hedychium spicatum]]|| Rz. ||16 g
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|-
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| Śyāmā (Trivṛt API) ||[[Ipomoea turpethum]]|| Rt.|| 16 g
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|-
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| Nīlinī (Nīli API)|| [[Indigofera tinctoria]] ||Rt. ||16 g
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|-
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| Paṭola API ||[[Trichosanthes dioica]]|||| Lf. / Pl. 16 g
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|-
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| Parpaṭa API ||[[Fumaria parviflora]] ||Pl. ||16 g 11
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|-
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| Pārtha (Arjuna API) ||[[Terminalia arjuna]] ||St. Bk.|| 16 g
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|-
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| Madhūka API ||[[Madhuca indica]]|| Fl.|| 16 g
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|-
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| Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API)|| [[Glycyrrhiza glabra]] ||Rt. ||16 g
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|-
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| Murā API ||[[Selinium tenuifolium]]|| Rt. ||16 g
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|-
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| Drākṣā API ||[[Vitis vinifera]] ||Dry Fr.|| 320 g
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|-
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| Dhtākī API ||[[Woodfordia fruticosa]] ||Fl.|| 256 g
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| Jala Water|| || ||  8.19 l
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| Śarkarā API ||Sugar || ||1.6 kg
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|-
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| Mākṣika (Madhu API) ||Honey || ||0.8 kg
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|}
  
 
==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
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==Therapeutic uses==
 
==Therapeutic uses==
*Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Karsya (emaciation), Balakshaya (loss of strength/immunity), Sarva Bala Roga (all children diseases), Grahadosha (certain psychotic syndrome), ayushya (life prolonging)
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*Agnimandya (Digestive impairment), Karsya (Emaciation), Balakshaya (Loss of strength/immunity), Sarva Bala Roga (All children diseases), Grahadosha (Certain psychotic syndrome), ayushya (Life prolonging)
  
 
==Dose==
 
==Dose==
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Digestive impairment]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Emaciation]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - All children diseases]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Life prolonging]]

Latest revision as of 10:40, 21 September 2018

Aravindasāva is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Formulation composition

Aravinda (Kamala API) Nelumbo nucifera Fl. 16 g
Uśīra API Vetivera zizanioides Rt. 16 g
Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) Gmelina arborea Fr. 16 g
Nīlotpala (Utpala API) Nymphaea stellata Fl. 16 g
Mañjiṣṭhā API Rubia cordifolia Rt. 16 g
Balā API Sida cordifolia Rt. 16 g
Māṁsī (Jaṭāmāṁsī API) Nardostachys jatamansi Rz. 16g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 16 g
Ambuda (Mustā API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 16 g
Sārivā (Śveta Sārivā API) Hemidesmus indicus Rt. 16 g
Śivā (Harītakī API) Terminalia chebula P. 16 g
Bibhītaka API Terminalia bellirica P. 16 g
Vacā API Acorus calamus Rz. 16 g
Dhātrī (Āmalakī API) Emblica officinalis P. 16 g
Śathī API Hedychium spicatum Rz. 16 g
Śyāmā (Trivṛt API) Ipomoea turpethum Rt. 16 g
Nīlinī (Nīli API) Indigofera tinctoria Rt. 16 g
Paṭola API Trichosanthes dioica Lf. / Pl. 16 g
Parpaṭa API Fumaria parviflora Pl. 16 g 11
Pārtha (Arjuna API) Terminalia arjuna St. Bk. 16 g
Madhūka API Madhuca indica Fl. 16 g
Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API) Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 16 g
Murā API Selinium tenuifolium Rt. 16 g
Drākṣā API Vitis vinifera Dry Fr. 320 g
Dhtākī API Woodfordia fruticosa Fl. 256 g
Jala Water 8.19 l
Śarkarā API Sugar 1.6 kg
Mākṣika (Madhu API) Honey 0.8 kg

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of Pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 23 of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Wash and clean the ingredients numbered 24 and 25 of the formulation composition.
  • Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 27 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.[1]

Description

  • Clear light brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and acrid taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnimandya (Digestive impairment), Karsya (Emaciation), Balakshaya (Loss of strength/immunity), Sarva Bala Roga (All children diseases), Grahadosha (Certain psychotic syndrome), ayushya (Life prolonging)

Dose

  • 3 to 12 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day over one year of age and 10 to 20 drops up to one year, 2-3 times a day.

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content Not less than 0.05 per cent
Total solids 10 to 20 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.0 to 1.1
pH 3.0 to 4.5
Reducing sugars 3.5 to 5.5 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 1.0 per cent
Alcohol content 5 to 10 per cent
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 12.