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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
*A fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; grey in colour, odourless, taste salty. | *A fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; grey in colour, odourless, taste salty. | ||
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| + | ==Storage== | ||
| + | * Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture. | ||
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| + | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| + | *Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udara roga (diseases of abdomen), Plīhodara (Splenomegaly) Yak¨todara (enlargement of Liver). | ||
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| + | ==Dose== | ||
| + | *1g daily in divided doses. | ||
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| + | ==Anupāna== | ||
| + | *Water, Butter milk. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Arka Lavana is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Collect mature Arka patra. Place alternate layers of Arka patra and Saindhava lava´a in an earthen pot.
- Keep a śarāva to cover the pot. Seal the edge of the śarāva and the pot with seven consecutive layers of clay-smeared cloth and allow to dry.
- Subject it to fire till the pot becomes red-hot. Remove the contents from the pot and grind to a fine powder in a khalva.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- A fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; grey in colour, odourless, taste salty.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udara roga (diseases of abdomen), Plīhodara (Splenomegaly) Yak¨todara (enlargement of Liver).
Dose
- 1g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Water, Butter milk.
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 104.
