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==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"| Kāñcanāra API ||[[Bauhinia variegata]]||St. Bk.|| 480 g|-| Harītakī API||[[Terminalia chebula]]|| P.|| 96 g|-| Bibhītaka API ||[[Terminalia bellerica]]|| P. ||96 g|-| Āmalakī API ||[[Phyllanthus emblica]]||P.|| 96 g|-| Śuṇṭhī API||[[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz.|| 48 g|-| Marica API||[[Piper nigrum]]||Fr.|| 48 g|-| Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]]||Fr. ||48 g|-| Varuṇa API||[[Crataeva nurvala]]|| St. Bk.|| 48 g|-| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)||[[Elettaria cardamomum]]|| Sd.|| 12 g|-| Tvak API||[[Cinnamomum zeylanicum]]||St. Bk|| 12 g|-| Patra (Tejapatra API) ||[[Cinnamomum tamala]]|| Lf.|| 12 g|-| Guggulu API -Śuddha||[[Commiphora wightii]]|| O.R.|| 996 g|}
==Method of preparation==
*Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 11 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
*Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu - áuddhaŚuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Gh¤ta Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Description==
*Spherical pills, black or brownish-black in colour, agreeable distinct odour and bitter taste.
==Storage==
*Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
==Therapeutic uses==
*Gulma (Abdominal lump), Gaṇḍamālā (Cervical lymphadenitis), Apacī (Chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula), Graṇthi (Cyst), Vraṇa (Ulcer), Kuṣṭha (Diseases of skin), Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano), Ślīpada (Filariasis).
==Dose==
*2-3 g daily in divided doses.
==Anupāna==
*Mundadi Kvatha, Khadirasara Kvatha, Haritaki Kvatha, Hot water.
==Physico-chemical parameters==
{| class="wikitable"
|Loss on drying|| Not more than 12 per cent
|-
|Total ash||Not more than 9 per cent
|-
|Acid-insoluble ash||Not more than 3.5 per cent
|-
|Alcohol-soluble extractive||Not less than 22 per cent
|-
|Water-soluble extractive||Not less than 23 per cent
|-
|pH (1% aqueous solution)||4.6 to 4.8
|}
==References==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cervical lymphadenitis]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Chronic lymphadenopathy]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cyst]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Ulcer]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of skin]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Fistula-in-ano]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Filariasis]]
