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Latest revision as of 15:31, 22 September 2018

Triphalā Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient

Formulation composition

Harītakī API Terminalia chebula P. 48 g
Bibhītaka API Terminalia belerica P. 48 g
Āmalakī API Emblica officinalis P. 48 g
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr 48 g
Guggulu API -Śuddha Commiphora wightii O.R. 240 g

Method of preparation

  • Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 4 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
  • Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-Śuddha, 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.[1]

Description

  • Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour and bitter taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Śotha (Inflammation), Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano), Arśa (Piles), Gulma (Abdominal lump).

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided doses. It can also be used in different Netra Kriyā kalpas.

Anupāna

  • Warm milk, Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 13 per cent
Total ash Not more than 12 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 7 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 13.5 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 30 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 4.35 to 4.70

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 189.