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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
 
*Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Jatahara (weak digestion), Pandu (anaemia), svayathu (oedema), Gulma (abdominal lump), Arsya (piles), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Plrha Roga (splenic disease), Kustha (disease of skin), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano), Aruci (tastelessness), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), H¤droga (disease of heart).
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==Dose==
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*15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Lohasaava is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 2 to 11 of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 14 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.
  • Transfer the filtrate to a clean container; add Loha Bhasma, Madhu, Dh¡tak¢ and coarsely powdered other drugs. Seal the mouth of the container.
  • Shift the container to the fermentation room and constantly check for the signs of completion of fermentation process.[1]

Description

  • Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Jatahara (weak digestion), Pandu (anaemia), svayathu (oedema), Gulma (abdominal lump), Arsya (piles), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Plrha Roga (splenic disease), Kustha (disease of skin), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano), Aruci (tastelessness), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), H¤droga (disease of heart).

Dose

  • 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 61.