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'''Vāsāvaleha''' is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
 
'''Vāsāvaleha''' is a semisolid avaleha 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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|Vāsaka (Vāsā API) [[svarasa]]|| [[Adhatoda vasica]] ||Lf. ||(Fresh) 768 g
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|Sitā API ||Sugar candy ||||384 g
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|Sarpi (Goghṛta API)|| Clarified butter from cow’s milk|||| 96 g
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|Pippalī API|| [[Piper longum]]|| Fr.|| 96 g
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|-
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|Madhu API|| Honey|||| 384 g
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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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*Take fresh leaves of Vāsā, wash with water. Chop the leaves to about 2.5 cm, grind into a paste and prepare vāsā svarasa through pu°a pāka vidhi (Annexure 6.1.4)
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*Take fresh leaves of Vāsā, wash with water. Chop the leaves to about 2.5 cm, grind into a paste and prepare vāsā [[svarasa]] through puṭa pāka vidhi  
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*Clean, dry, grind Pippalī into fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
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*Clean, dry, grind [[Pippalī]] into fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
 
*Add powdered Śarkarā to Vāsā svarasa, heat mildly and filter through muslin cloth, after complete dissolution of Śarkarā. Stir continuously while heating on mild fire.
 
*Add powdered Śarkarā to Vāsā svarasa, heat mildly and filter through muslin cloth, after complete dissolution of Śarkarā. Stir continuously while heating on mild fire.
 
*Concentrate the above mixture by continuous stirring on low fire<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
*Concentrate the above mixture by continuous stirring on low fire<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with odour of ghee; taste bitter and pungent.
 
*Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with odour of ghee; taste bitter and pungent.
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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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*Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Jvara (Fever), Raktapitta (Bleeding disorders), Rājayakshmā (Tuberculosis), Pārśvaśūla (Intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia), Hrtśūla (Angina pectoris).
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==Dose==
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*12 g daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Milk, Water.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Loss on drying || Not more than 12.16 per cent
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|Total ash || Not more than 2.5 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 0.15 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 20 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 60 per cent
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|pH (1% aqueous solution) || 4.35 to 4.9
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|Total sugar|| 83 to 88 per cent
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|Reducing sugars|| 44 to 45 per cent
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|Non-reducing sugars|| 38 to 43 per cent
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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 - Cough]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspnoea]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Fever]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Bleeding disorders]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Tuberculosis]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Angina pectoris]]

Latest revision as of 16:29, 14 September 2018

Vāsāvaleha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Vāsaka (Vāsā API) svarasa Adhatoda vasica Lf. (Fresh) 768 g
Sitā API Sugar candy 384 g
Sarpi (Goghṛta API) Clarified butter from cow’s milk 96 g
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 96 g
Madhu API Honey 384 g

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Take fresh leaves of Vāsā, wash with water. Chop the leaves to about 2.5 cm, grind into a paste and prepare vāsā svarasa through puṭa pāka vidhi
  • Clean, dry, grind Pippalī into fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
  • Add powdered Śarkarā to Vāsā svarasa, heat mildly and filter through muslin cloth, after complete dissolution of Śarkarā. Stir continuously while heating on mild fire.
  • Concentrate the above mixture by continuous stirring on low fire[1]

Description

  • Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with odour of ghee; taste bitter and pungent.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Jvara (Fever), Raktapitta (Bleeding disorders), Rājayakshmā (Tuberculosis), Pārśvaśūla (Intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia), Hrtśūla (Angina pectoris).

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Milk, Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 12.16 per cent
Total ash Not more than 2.5 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 0.15 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 20 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 60 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 4.35 to 4.9
Total sugar 83 to 88 per cent
Reducing sugars 44 to 45 per cent
Non-reducing sugars 38 to 43 per cent

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 33.
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