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==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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| Śu´°hī API ||Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||1 part
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| Śuṇṭhī API ||[[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz. ||1 part
 
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| Harītakī API ||Terminalia chebula ||P. ||1 part
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| Harītakī API ||[[Terminalia chebula]] ||P. ||1 part
 
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| K¨¾´ā (Pippalī API) Piper ||longum ||Fr. ||1 part
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| Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API) ||[[Piper longum]] ||Fr. ||1 part
 
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| Triv¨t API ||Ipomoea turpethum|| Rt. ||1 part
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| Trivṛt API ||[[Ipomoea turpethum]]|| Rt. ||1 part
 
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| Sauvarcala lava´a API ||Black salt|| || 1 part
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==Therapeutic uses==
 
==Therapeutic uses==
*Ādhmāna (flatulence with gurgling sound), Śūla (pain / colic), Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Arśa (Piles), Udara roga (diseases of abdomen), Vibandha (constipation).
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*Ādhmāna (Flatulence with gurgling sound), Śūla (Pain / Colic), Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Arśa (Piles), Udara roga (Diseases of abdomen), Vibandha (Constipation).
  
 
==Dose==
 
==Dose==
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 14 September 2018

Pañcasama Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below

Formulation composition

Śuṇṭhī API Zingiber officinale Rz. 1 part
Harītakī API Terminalia chebula P. 1 part
Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API) Piper longum Fr. 1 part
Trivṛt API Ipomoea turpethum Rt. 1 part
Sauvarcala lavaṇa API Black salt 1 part

Method of preparation

  • Take the ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the cleaned ingredients 1 to 4 individually in a pulverizer also powder ingredients 5 and sift separately through sieve number 85.
  • Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Pale brown, smooth powder, odour pungent and taste slightly pungent with tingling sensation. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Ādhmāna (Flatulence with gurgling sound), Śūla (Pain / Colic), Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Arśa (Piles), Udara roga (Diseases of abdomen), Vibandha (Constipation).

Dose

  • 3 to 5 g daily in divided dose.

Anupāna

  • Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash Not more than 22 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 3 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 20 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 35 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 4.5 to 4.7

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 54.