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==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"| Khadira API ||[[Acacia catechu]]|| Ht. Wd|| 2.4 kg|-| Devadāru API||[[Cedrus deodara]]||Ht. Wd|| 2.4 kg|-| Bākucī API ||[[Psoralea corylifolia]]||Sd.|| 576 g|-| Dārvī (Dāruharidrā API)||[[Berberis aristata]]|| St.|| 960 g|-| Harītakī API||[[Terminalia chebula]]|| P.|| 960 g|-| Bibhītaka API||[[Terminalia belerica]]||P.|| 960 g|-| āmalakī API ||[[Emblica officinalis]]||P. ||960 g|-| Jala for decoction ||Water|| || 98.304 l|-|reduced to || || ||12.288 l|-| Mākṣika (Madhu API) ||Honey|| || 9.6 kg|-| Śarkarā API ||Cane sugar || ||4.8 kg|-|Prakṣepa Dravyas:|-| Dhātakī API ||[[Woodfordia fruticosa]]|| Fl.|| 960 g|-| Kaṅkola API ||[[Piper cubeba]]|| Fr.|| 48 g|-| Nāgakeśara API||[[Mesua ferrea]]||Stmn. ||48 g|-| Jātīphala API||[[Myristica fragrans]]|| Sd.|| 48 g|-| Lavaṅga API ||[[Syzygium aromaticum]]||Fl. Bd. ||48 g|-| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) ||[[Elettaria cardamomum]]||Sd. ||48 g|-| Tvak API ||[[Cinnamomum zeylanicum]]|| St. Bk. ||48 g|-| Patra (Tejapatra API)||[[Cinnamomum tamala]]||Lf. ||48 g|-| Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API) ||[[Piper longum]]||Fr.|| 192 g|}
==Method of preparation==
*Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 12 to 19 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
*Add specified amounts of water to the Kvatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Description==
*Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
==Storage==
*Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
==Therapeutic uses==
*Mahākuṣṭha (Skin diseases), Hṛdroga (Heart diseases), Pāṇḍu (Anaemia), Arbuda (Tumor), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Granthi (Cysts), Kṛmi (Worm infestation), Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Asthma), Plīhodara (Splenomegaly).
==Dose==
*15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
==Anupāna==
*Water.
==Physico-chemical parameters==
{| class="wikitable"
|Total phenolic content||0.070 to 0.091 per cent
|-
|Total solids||Not less than 11.50 per cent
|-
|Specific gravity (at 25º)||1.01 to 1.15
|-
|pH||3.50 to 4.2
|-
|Reducing sugars||Not less than 6.5 per cent
|-
|Non-reducing sugars||Not more than 0.50 per cent
|-
|Alcohol content ||5 to 10 per cent
|-
|Methanol|| Absent
|}
==References==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Skin diseases]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Heart diseases]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Anaemia]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Tumor]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cysts]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Worm infestation]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Splenomegaly]]
