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|Citraka API – kvātha|| [[Plumbago zeylanica]]|| Rt. ||4.800 l
 
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*Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udāvarta (Upward movement of gases), Pīnasa (Chronic rhinitis/Sinusitis), Kāsa (Cough), Svāsa (Dyspnoea), Arśa (Piles), Agnimāndya (Loss of appetite), Kṣaya (Pthisis), Kṝmi (Helminthiasis / Worm infestation).
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 25 September 2018

Citraka Harītakī is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:

Formulation composition

Citraka API – kvātha Plumbago zeylanica Rt. 4.800 l
Āmalakī API - kvātha Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) P. 4.800 l
Gudūcī API – kvātha Tinospora cordifolia St. 4.800 l
Daśāmūla API - kvātha 4.800 l
(a.) Bilva API Aegle marmelos Rt./St. Bk.
(b.) Agnimantha API Premna mucronata Rt./St. Bk.
(c.) Śyonāka API Oroxylum indicum Rt./St. Bk.
(d.) Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) Gmelina arborea Rt./St. Bk.
(e.) Pātalā API Stereospermum suaveolens Rt./St. Bk.
(f.) Śālaparnī API Desmodium gangeticum Pl
(g.) Pṛṣniparṇī API Uraria picta Pl
(h.) Śvadaṁṣtrā (Gokṣura API) Tribulus terrestris Pl
(i.) Bṛhatī API Solanum indicum Pl
(j.) Kāntakārī API Solanum surattense Pl
Pathyā (Harītakī API) – cūrņa Terminalia chebula P. 3.07 kg
Guda API Jaggery 4.80 kg
Śuṇṭhī API Zingiber officinale Rz. 96 g
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 96 g
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 96 g
Tvak API Cinnamomum zeylanicum St.Bk. 9 6 g
Elā (Sūkşmailā API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 96 g
Patra (Tejapatra API) Cinnamomum tamala Lf. 96 g
Madhu API Honey 384 g
Kṣāra (Yava API) Hordeum vulgare Water soluble Ash of Pl. 24 g

Method of preparation

  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 4 (Kvātha dravya) of the Formulation composition separately and pass through sieve no. 44 to obtain a coarse powder.
  • Dry and powder the ingredient number 5 separately and ingredients number 7 to 13 (Praksepa dravyas) of the Formulation composition to a fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
  • Add required amount of water to the Kvātha dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
  • Mix all the Kvāthas together. Add Jaggery, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
  • Reduce the Kvātha to a thicker consistency by gentle boiling; add cūrņa of Pathyā and stir thoroughly during the process.
  • Add the powdered praksepa dravya no. 7 to 13 while hot at 500 ,mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
  • Allow to cool to room temperature. Add honey, mix thoroughly.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Blackish brown, semisolid paste with spicy, pleasant odour and bitter-astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udāvarta (Upward movement of gases), Pīnasa (Chronic rhinitis/Sinusitis), Kāsa (Cough), Svāsa (Dyspnoea), Arśa (Piles), Agnimāndya (Loss of appetite), Kṣaya (Pthisis), Kṝmi (Helminthiasis / Worm infestation).

Dose

  • 6 to 12 g daily in divided dose.

Anupāna

  • Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 36.0 per cent
Total ash Not more than 4.7 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1.0 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 21.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 67.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 6.4 to 6.6

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 11.
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