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'''Shankha Vati''' is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below. | '''Shankha Vati''' is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below. | ||
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|Ciµc¡ API -kÀ¡ra ||Tamarindus indica ||St. Bk.|| 48 g | |Ciµc¡ API -kÀ¡ra ||Tamarindus indica ||St. Bk.|| 48 g | ||
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− | | Pa¶uvajra (Paµca lava¸a each in equal quantity)||||48 g | + | | Pa¶uvajra (Paµca lava¸a each in equal quantity)||||||48 g |
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− | |a. Saindhava Lava¸a (API)||Rock salt|| | + | |a. Saindhava Lava¸a (API)||Rock salt|||| |
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+ | |b. S¡mudra Lava¸a API||Sea salt|||| | ||
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|c. Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API)||Black salt|||| | |c. Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API)||Black salt|||| | ||
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|d. Vi·a Lava¸a|||||| | |d. Vi·a Lava¸a|||||| | ||
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− | |e. Audbhida Lava¸a | + | |e. Audbhida Lava¸a|||||| |
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| áa´kha (áa´kha Bhasma (API))|| Calcined Conch|| – ||48 g | | áa´kha (áa´kha Bhasma (API))|| Calcined Conch|| – ||48 g | ||
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| Val¢ (Gandhaka API) - áuddha ||Sulphur|| –|| 3 g | | Val¢ (Gandhaka API) - áuddha ||Sulphur|| –|| 3 g | ||
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− | | Nimb£ API - Svarasa ||Citrus limon|| Fr. juice|| QS | + | | Nimb£ API - [[Svarasa]] ||Citrus limon|| Fr. juice|| QS |
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*Treat Shankha to prepare Shankha bhasma. | *Treat Shankha to prepare Shankha bhasma. | ||
*Treat Hingu to get Hingu - shuddha, Vatsanabha to get Vatsanabha - shuddha, Parada to get Parada - shuddha and Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha. | *Treat Hingu to get Hingu - shuddha, Vatsanabha to get Vatsanabha - shuddha, Parada to get Parada - shuddha and Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha. | ||
− | *Triturate Pshrada - shuddha and Gandhaka - shuddha together in a Khalvayantra to prepare Kajjali | + | *Triturate Pshrada - shuddha and Gandhaka - shuddha together in a Khalvayantra to prepare [[Kajjali]]. |
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 23 August 2018
Shankha Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Ciµc¡ API -kÀ¡ra | Tamarindus indica | St. Bk. | 48 g |
Pa¶uvajra (Paµca lava¸a each in equal quantity) | 48 g | ||
a. Saindhava Lava¸a (API) | Rock salt | ||
b. S¡mudra Lava¸a API | Sea salt | ||
c. Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API) | Black salt | ||
d. Vi·a Lava¸a | |||
e. Audbhida Lava¸a | |||
áa´kha (áa´kha Bhasma (API)) | Calcined Conch | – | 48 g |
Hi´gu API - áuddha | Ferula foetida | Exd. | 48 g |
VyoÀa | |||
a. áu¸¶h¢ API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g |
b. Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 48 g |
c. Pippal¢ API | Piper longum | Fr. | 48 g |
Rasa (P¡rada API) - áuddha | Mercury | – | 3 g |
Am¤ta (Vatsan¡bha API) - áuddha | Aconitum chasmanthum | Rt. Tr. | 3 g |
Val¢ (Gandhaka API) - áuddha | Sulphur | – | 3 g |
Nimb£ API - Svarasa | Citrus limon | Fr. juice | QS |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Shankha to prepare Shankha bhasma.
- Treat Hingu to get Hingu - shuddha, Vatsanabha to get Vatsanabha - shuddha, Parada to get Parada - shuddha and Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha.
- Triturate Pshrada - shuddha and Gandhaka - shuddha together in a Khalvayantra to prepare Kajjali.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve.[1]
Description
- Light grey pills with a characteristic asafoetida odour and salty taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Agnim¡ndya (digestive impairment), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), Arocaka (tastelessness), Paktisula (duodenal ulcers), Kashaya (pthisis).
Dose
- 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with Honey/Warm water/Butter milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
Total Ash | Not more than 43 per cent |
Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 6 per cent |
Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 8 per cent |
Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 53 per cent |
Loss on drying | Not less than 53 per cent |
pH (1 % aqueous solution) | 8.0 to 9.0 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 131.