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| − | ''' | + | '''Varādi Guggulu''' vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient |
==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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|Var¡|||||| | |Var¡|||||| | ||
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| − | | | + | | Harītakī API|| [[Terminalia chebula]]|| P.|| 4 g |
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| − | | | + | |Bibhītaka API ||[[Terminalia belerica]] ||P. ||4 g |
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| − | | | + | | Āmalakī API ||[[Emblica officinalis]]|| P.|| 4 g |
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| − | |Nimba API ||Azadirachta indica ||St. Bk.|| 12 g | + | |Nimba API ||[[Azadirachta indica]] ||St. Bk.|| 12 g |
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| − | | Arjuna AP|| | + | | Arjuna AP|| [[Terminalia arjuna]] ||St. Bk.|| 12 g |
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| − | | | + | | Aśvattha API ||[[Ficus religiosa]] ||St. Bk. ||12 g |
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| − | | Khadira | + | | Khadira (Khadira API)|| [[Acacia catechu]]|| Wd. extract ||12 g |
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| − | | Asana API ||Pterocarpus marsupium ||Ht. Wd.|| 12 g | + | | Asana API ||[[Pterocarpus marsupium ]]||Ht. Wd.|| 12 g |
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| − | | | + | | Vāsaka (Vāsā API) ||[[Adhatoda zeylanica]]|| Rt.|| 12 g |
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| − | | Guggulu API - | + | | Guggulu API - śuddha ||Commiphora wightii|| O. R.|| 84 g |
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==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu - | + | *Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu -śuddha. |
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture. | *Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture. | ||
| − | *Crush weighed quantity of | + | *Crush weighed quantity of śuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained. |
*Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
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==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | * | + | *Upadaṃśa (syphilis/soft chancre), Rakatadoṣa (blood disorders), Duṣṭavraṇa (non-healing ulcer). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
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==Anupāna== | ==Anupāna== | ||
| − | * | + | *Triphalā kvātha, Mañjiṣṭhādi kvātha, Uṣṇodaka |
==Physico-chemical parameters== | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 20 September 2018
Varādi Guggulu vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient
Contents
Formulation composition
| Var¡ | |||
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 4 g |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia belerica | P. | 4 g |
| Āmalakī API | Emblica officinalis | P. | 4 g |
| Nimba API | Azadirachta indica | St. Bk. | 12 g |
| Arjuna AP | Terminalia arjuna | St. Bk. | 12 g |
| Aśvattha API | Ficus religiosa | St. Bk. | 12 g |
| Khadira (Khadira API) | Acacia catechu | Wd. extract | 12 g |
| Asana API | Pterocarpus marsupium | Ht. Wd. | 12 g |
| Vāsaka (Vāsā API) | Adhatoda zeylanica | Rt. | 12 g |
| Guggulu API - śuddha | Commiphora wightii | O. R. | 84 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu -śuddha.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.
- Crush weighed quantity of śuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
- Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.[1]
Description
- Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour, taste bitter.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Upadaṃśa (syphilis/soft chancre), Rakatadoṣa (blood disorders), Duṣṭavraṇa (non-healing ulcer).
Dose
- 2 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Triphalā kvātha, Mañjiṣṭhādi kvātha, Uṣṇodaka
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total Ash | Not more than 12 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 4.0 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 18 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 29 per cent |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 14 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 3.7 to 3.9 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 47.
