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==Anupāna== | ==Anupāna== | ||
*Milk, Water. | *Milk, Water. | ||
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| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
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| + | |Loss on drying || Not more than 12.16 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Total ash || Not more than 2.5 per cent | ||
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| + | |Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 0.15 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 20 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 60 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |pH (1% aqueous solution) || 4.35 to 4.9 | ||
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| + | |Total sugar|| 83 to 88 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Reducing sugars|| 44 to 45 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Non-reducing sugars|| 38 to 43 per cent | ||
| + | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Vāsāvaleha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Take fresh leaves of Vāsā, wash with water. Chop the leaves to about 2.5 cm, grind into a paste and prepare vāsā svarasa through pu°a pāka vidhi (Annexure 6.1.4)
- Clean, dry, grind Pippalī into fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
- Add powdered Śarkarā to Vāsā svarasa, heat mildly and filter through muslin cloth, after complete dissolution of Śarkarā. Stir continuously while heating on mild fire.
- Concentrate the above mixture by continuous stirring on low fire[1]
Description
- Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with odour of ghee; taste bitter and pungent.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Jvara (Fever), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Rājayakshmā (Tuberculosis), Pārśvaśūla (intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia), Hrtśūla (Angina pectoris).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Milk, Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 12.16 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 2.5 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 0.15 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 20 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 60 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.35 to 4.9 |
| Total sugar | 83 to 88 per cent |
| Reducing sugars | 44 to 45 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | 38 to 43 per cent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 33.
