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'''Arka Vati''' is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below
 
'''Arka Vati''' is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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| Sauvarcala (Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API))|| Black salt|| –|| 1 part
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|S¡dara (Naras¡ra API) - áuddha|| Sal ammoniac|| –|| 1 part
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| ArkapuÀpa (Arka (API)) ||Calotropis procera ||Fl. Bd.|| 1 part
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| Marica API ||Piper nigrum ||Fr.|| 1 part
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| Jala API ||Potable Water ||– ||QS
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|}
  
 
==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
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*Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to prepare a homogenous blend.
 
*Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to prepare a homogenous blend.
 
*Add Jala in required quantity and triturate well to prepare a bolus<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
*Add Jala in required quantity and triturate well to prepare a bolus<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Description==
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*Spherical pills, cream coloured, with characteristic odour and taste of black salt.
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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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*Kaphaja Agnimandya (Digestion impairment due to kapha dosha).
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==Dose==
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*500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Total Ash|| Not more than 55 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash|| Not more than 5.0 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive|| Not less than 10 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive|| Not less than 27 per cent
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|Loss on drying|| Not more than 8 per cent
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|pH (1 % aqueous solution)|| 5 to 6
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|}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 23 September 2018

Arka Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below

Formulation composition

Sauvarcala (Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API)) Black salt 1 part
S¡dara (Naras¡ra API) - áuddha Sal ammoniac 1 part
ArkapuÀpa (Arka (API)) Calotropis procera Fl. Bd. 1 part
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 1 part
Jala API Potable Water QS

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Narasara to get Narasara - shuddha.
  • Roast coarsely powdered Sauvarcala Lava¸a in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
  • Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to prepare a homogenous blend.
  • Add Jala in required quantity and triturate well to prepare a bolus[1]

Description

  • Spherical pills, cream coloured, with characteristic odour and taste of black salt.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Kaphaja Agnimandya (Digestion impairment due to kapha dosha).

Dose

  • 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 55 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 5.0 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 10 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 27 per cent
Loss on drying Not more than 8 per cent
pH (1 % aqueous solution) 5 to 6

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 107.