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'''Drākṣāvaleha''' is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
'''Draakshaavaleha''' is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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| Drākṣā API ||Vitis vinifera|| Dr. Fr. ||768 g
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| Kaṇā (Pippalī) API|| Piper longum|| Fr.|| 768 g
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| Śarkarā API ||Sugar ||||2.800 kg
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| Madhuka (Yaṣṭī) API|| Glycyrrhiza glabra|| Rt.|| 96 g
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| Śuṇṭhī API ||Zingiber officinale|| Rz.|| 96 g
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| Tvakṣīrī (Vaṁśa API)|| Bambusa arundinacea|| S.C.|| 96 g
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| Dhātrī (Āmalakī)|| Phalarasa Embelica officinalis|| P. ||12.288 l
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| Madhu Honey 768 g||||||
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==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Semi solid, malleable, dark brown, sticky preparation, with a spicy odour, sour and pungent, sweet taste.
 
*Semi solid, malleable, dark brown, sticky preparation, with a spicy odour, sour and pungent, sweet taste.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured containers to protect from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Pāṇḍu (Anemia), Kāmalā (Jaundice), Halīmaka (Chronic obstructive Jaundice/chlorosis/advanced stage of jaundice).
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==Dose==
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*6 to 12 gm twice a day.
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==Anupāna==
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*water, milk.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Total Ash||Not more than 2.5 per cent
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|Acid insoluble ash||Not more than 0.8 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive||Not less than 55.0 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive||Not less than 65.0 per cent
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|Reducing suga|| 25 to 35 per cent
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|Non-reducing sugar||4.7 to 6.3 per cent
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|pH (5 % aqueous solution)||3.35 to 3.75
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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 - Anemia]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Jaundice]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Chronic obstructive Jaundice/chlorosis/advanced stage of jaundice]]

Latest revision as of 15:14, 21 September 2018

Drākṣāvaleha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Drākṣā API Vitis vinifera Dr. Fr. 768 g
Kaṇā (Pippalī) API Piper longum Fr. 768 g
Śarkarā API Sugar 2.800 kg
Madhuka (Yaṣṭī) API Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 96 g
Śuṇṭhī API Zingiber officinale Rz. 96 g
Tvakṣīrī (Vaṁśa API) Bambusa arundinacea S.C. 96 g
Dhātrī (Āmalakī) Phalarasa Embelica officinalis P. 12.288 l
Madhu Honey 768 g

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash the Draaksha with fresh water, till it becomes clean and drain the water completely. Remove the seeds and crush to a fine paste.
  • Clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2, 4 and 5 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Clean the ingredient number 6 of the formulation composition, powder and pass through sieve number 120.[1]

Description

  • Semi solid, malleable, dark brown, sticky preparation, with a spicy odour, sour and pungent, sweet taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured containers to protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Pāṇḍu (Anemia), Kāmalā (Jaundice), Halīmaka (Chronic obstructive Jaundice/chlorosis/advanced stage of jaundice).

Dose

  • 6 to 12 gm twice a day.

Anupāna

  • water, milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 2.5 per cent
Acid insoluble ash Not more than 0.8 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 55.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 65.0 per cent
Reducing suga 25 to 35 per cent
Non-reducing sugar 4.7 to 6.3 per cent
pH (5 % aqueous solution) 3.35 to 3.75

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 100.