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| − | + | '''Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha''' is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. | |
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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| + | |Katphala API||[[Myrica nagi]]||St Bk.|| 1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Pauskara (Puskara API) ||[[Inula racemosa]]|| Rt. ||1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Śringī (Karkatasrngī API) ||[[Pistacia integerrima]]||Gl. ||1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Yamānī (Yavānī API)|| [[Trachyspermum ammi]] ||Fr.|| 1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Kāravī (Krsnajīraka API)|| [[Carum carvi]]|| Fr. ||1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Śunthī API ||[[Zingiber officinale]] ||Rz. ||1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Marīca API ||[[Piper nigrum]] ||Fr. ||1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Pippalī API|| [[Piper longum]]|| Fr. |||1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Madhu API ||Honey || ||12 parts | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Ārdraka API ([[Svarasa]])|| [[Zingiber officinale]] ||Fresh juice of Rz. ||Q.S.for Bhāvana | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredients 1 to 8 separately and pass through sieve number 85. | *Wash, dry and powder the ingredients 1 to 8 separately and pass through sieve number 85. | ||
| − | *Wash and peel Ārdraka, grind it, squeeze the juice and filter it through a muslin cloth to collect svarasa. | + | *Wash and peel [[Ārdraka]], grind it, squeeze the juice and filter it through a muslin cloth to collect [[svarasa]]. |
*Mix the powdered ingredients 1 to 8 thoroughly, levigate with Ārdraka svarasa and later dry the mixture. | *Mix the powdered ingredients 1 to 8 thoroughly, levigate with Ārdraka svarasa and later dry the mixture. | ||
| − | *Add honey and stir thoroughly to form an avaleha. | + | *Add honey and stir thoroughly to form an [[avaleha]]. |
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Description== | ||
| + | *A blackish brown coloured semisolid sticky paste, odour pleasant, taste bitter, astringent and spicy. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Storage== | ||
| + | *Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured containers, protected from light and moisture. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| + | *Vātakaphajvara (Fever due to vāta doşa and kapha doşa), Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Aruci (Tastelessness), Chardi (Emesis). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Dose== | ||
| + | *3 to 5 g daily in divided doses. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Anupāna== | ||
| + | *Water. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |Loss on drying || Not more than 32.0 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Total ash || Not more than 2.70 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 0.50 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 51.0 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 47.0 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |pH (1% aqueous solution) || 6.3 to 6.6 | ||
| + | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Fever due to vaāta dosha and kapha dosha]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspnoea]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Tastelessness]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Emesis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:04, 14 September 2018
Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Katphala API | Myrica nagi | St Bk. | 1 part |
| Pauskara (Puskara API) | Inula racemosa | Rt. | 1 part |
| Śringī (Karkatasrngī API) | Pistacia integerrima | Gl. | 1 part |
| Yamānī (Yavānī API) | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 1 part |
| Kāravī (Krsnajīraka API) | Carum carvi | Fr. | 1 part |
| Śunthī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 1 part |
| Marīca API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Madhu API | Honey | 12 parts | |
| Ārdraka API (Svarasa) | Zingiber officinale | Fresh juice of Rz. | Q.S.for Bhāvana |
Method of preparation
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients 1 to 8 separately and pass through sieve number 85.
- Wash and peel Ārdraka, grind it, squeeze the juice and filter it through a muslin cloth to collect svarasa.
- Mix the powdered ingredients 1 to 8 thoroughly, levigate with Ārdraka svarasa and later dry the mixture.
- Add honey and stir thoroughly to form an avaleha.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- A blackish brown coloured semisolid sticky paste, odour pleasant, taste bitter, astringent and spicy.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Vātakaphajvara (Fever due to vāta doşa and kapha doşa), Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Aruci (Tastelessness), Chardi (Emesis).
Dose
- 3 to 5 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 32.0 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 2.70 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 0.50 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 51.0 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 47.0 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 6.3 to 6.6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 2.
