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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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| − | | Apāmārga API|| Bhasma Achyranthes aspera || Pl.|| 1 part | + | | Apāmārga API|| [[Bhasma Achyranthes aspera]] || Pl.|| 1 part |
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| Jala API || Water || || 6 parts | | Jala API || Water || || 6 parts | ||
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*Add 6 parts of water to the Bhasma, stir well and keep over night. | *Add 6 parts of water to the Bhasma, stir well and keep over night. | ||
*Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth. Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water. | *Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth. Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water. | ||
| − | *Collect Kṣāra deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind it to a fine powder. | + | *Collect [[Kṣāra]] deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind it to a fine powder. |
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
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==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | *Gulma (Abdominal Lump), Udara-śūla (Pain in the abdomen), Grahanī ( | + | *Gulma (Abdominal Lump), Udara-śūla (Pain in the abdomen), Grahanī (Malabsorption syndrome), Vishūcikā (Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain), Alasaka (Intestinal atony), Ajīrna (Dyspepsia), Aruci (Tastelessness), Ānāha (Distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool), Arśa (Piles), Śarkarā (Gravel in urine), Aśmarī (Calculus), Kṛmi (Helminthiasis), Āntarvidradhi (Hernia), Śvāsa (Asthma). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
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[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal Lump]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Pain in the abdomen]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Malabsorption syndrome]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Intestinal atony]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspepsia]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Tastelessness]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Gravel in urine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Helminthiasis]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Hernia]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:42, 20 September 2018
Apāmārga Kṣāra is an off -white alkaline preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Apāmārga API | Bhasma Achyranthes aspera | Pl. | 1 part |
| Jala API | Water | 6 parts |
Method of preparation
- Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Cut whole plant of Apāmārga into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma).
- Add 6 parts of water to the Bhasma, stir well and keep over night.
- Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth. Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water.
- Collect Kṣāra deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind it to a fine powder.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100, hygroscopic, odour faint and taste saline, freely soluble in water..
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Gulma (Abdominal Lump), Udara-śūla (Pain in the abdomen), Grahanī (Malabsorption syndrome), Vishūcikā (Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain), Alasaka (Intestinal atony), Ajīrna (Dyspepsia), Aruci (Tastelessness), Ānāha (Distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool), Arśa (Piles), Śarkarā (Gravel in urine), Aśmarī (Calculus), Kṛmi (Helminthiasis), Āntarvidradhi (Hernia), Śvāsa (Asthma).
Dose
- 125 to 500 mg daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 4 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 10 to 11 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 102.
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal Lump
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Pain in the abdomen
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Malabsorption syndrome
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Intestinal atony
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspepsia
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Tastelessness
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Gravel in urine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Helminthiasis
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Hernia
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma
