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'''Palāśa Kṣāra''' is a white alkaline preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
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'''Palaasha ksaara''' is a white alkaline preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| Palāśa API-Bhasma|| [[Butea monosperma]]|| Pl.|| 1 part
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| Jala API|| Water|| || 6 parts
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|}
  
 
==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
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*Cut Palāśa into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma).
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*Cut Palasha into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma).
 
*Add 6 parts of water to Bhasma, stir well and keep over night.
 
*Add 6 parts of water to Bhasma, stir well and keep over night.
 
*Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth.  
 
*Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth.  
 
*Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water.
 
*Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water.
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*Collect ksāra deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind to a fine powder.
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*Collect kshara deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind to a fine powder.
 
*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"/>
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==Description==
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*Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste saline; freely soluble in water.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Plīhyakṛdvṛddhi (Spleno-hepatomegaly), Mūtrakrcchra (Dysuria), Aśamarī (Calculus), Śarkarā (Gravel in urine), Grahanī (Malabsorption syndrome), Ānāha (Distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool), Vishūcikā (Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain).
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==Dose==
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*½ to 1 g daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Warm water, Milk.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Loss on drying at 1100|| Not more than 6 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash|| Not more than 1 per cent
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|pH (10% aqueous solution)||10 to 12
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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 - Digestive impairment]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Spleno-hepatomegaly]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dysuria]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Calculus]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Gravel in urine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Malabsorption syndrome]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain]]

Latest revision as of 12:21, 20 September 2018

Palāśa Kṣāra is a white alkaline preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Palāśa API-Bhasma Butea monosperma Pl. 1 part
Jala API Water 6 parts

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Cut Palasha into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma).
  • Add 6 parts of water to Bhasma, stir well and keep over night.
  • Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth.
  • Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water.
  • Collect kshara deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind to a fine powder.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture[1]

Description

  • Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste saline; freely soluble in water.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Plīhyakṛdvṛddhi (Spleno-hepatomegaly), Mūtrakrcchra (Dysuria), Aśamarī (Calculus), Śarkarā (Gravel in urine), Grahanī (Malabsorption syndrome), Ānāha (Distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool), Vishūcikā (Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain).

Dose

  • ½ to 1 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Warm water, Milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying at 1100 Not more than 6 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1 per cent
pH (10% aqueous solution) 10 to 12

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 111.
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