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'''Maricādi Guṭikā''' is a preparation made with the i ngredients in the Formulation composition given below.  
'''Marichaadi Gutika''' is a preparation made with the i ngredients in the Formulation composition given below.  
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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| Maricā API ||[[Piper nigrum]]|| Fr.|| 12 g
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| Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]]|| Fr. ||12 g
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| Yavakṣāra (Yava API) ||[[Hordeum vulgare]]|| Water soluble ash of plant|| 6 g
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| Dāḍima API ||[[Punica granatum]]|| Fr. R.|| 24 g
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| Guḍa API|| Jaggery|| || 96 g
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==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Take all ingredients of Pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take all ingredients of Pharmacopoeial quality.
*Clean, dry, powder the ingredients no. 1, 2 & 4 of the formulation composition (Prak¾epa Dravya) and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
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*Clean, dry, powder the ingredients no. 1, 2 & 4 of the formulation composition ([[Prakṣepa Dravya]]) and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
*Collect Yava ksara in the specified ratio.
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*Collect [[Yava ksaara]] in the specified ratio.
 
*Take jaggery, add required amounts of water, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
 
*Take jaggery, add required amounts of water, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
*Reduce to thicker consistency by gentle boiling to prepare Gu²a pāka.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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*Reduce to thicker consistency by gentle boiling to prepare Guḍa pāka.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Spherical, soft, blackish brown coloured pills with pleasant odour and sweet taste.
 
*Spherical, soft, blackish brown coloured pills with pleasant odour and sweet taste.
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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 (Asthma).
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==Dose==
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*3 g per day – to be dissolved slowly in the mouth.
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==Anupāna==
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*Water.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Loss on drying|| Not more than 10 per cent
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|Total ash|| Not more than 6 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash|| Not more than 1 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive|| Not less than 9 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive|| Not less than 46 per cent
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma]]

Latest revision as of 10:23, 20 September 2018

Maricādi Guṭikā is a preparation made with the i ngredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Maricā API Piper nigrum Fr. 12 g
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 12 g
Yavakṣāra (Yava API) Hordeum vulgare Water soluble ash of plant 6 g
Dāḍima API Punica granatum Fr. R. 24 g
Guḍa API Jaggery 96 g

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of Pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Clean, dry, powder the ingredients no. 1, 2 & 4 of the formulation composition (Prakṣepa Dravya) and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
  • Collect Yava ksaara in the specified ratio.
  • Take jaggery, add required amounts of water, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
  • Reduce to thicker consistency by gentle boiling to prepare Guḍa pāka.[1]

Description

  • Spherical, soft, blackish brown coloured pills with pleasant odour and sweet taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Asthma).

Dose

  • 3 g per day – to be dissolved slowly in the mouth.

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash Not more than 6 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 9 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 46 per cent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 99.