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==Anupāna== | ==Anupāna== | ||
*Honey, Sugar. | *Honey, Sugar. | ||
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| + | |Loss on drying || Not more than 10 per cent | ||
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| + | |Total ash || Not more than 7 per cent | ||
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| + | |Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 2 per cent | ||
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| + | |Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 10 per cent | ||
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| + | |Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 90.0 per cent | ||
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| + | |pH (1% aqueous solution) || 5 to 7 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Elādi Churna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Dry Kola majja in an oven at 500 for 24 h and powder immediately after drying and pass
- through sieve number 85. Wash, dry and powder all other cleaned ingredients (number 1 to 3 and 5 to 9) individually and pass through sieve number 85.
- Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain ahomogeneous blend.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Brown-coloured, smooth powder with characteristic odour of Elā, and a spicy, pungent taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Asthma).
Dose
- 10 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Honey, Sugar.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 10 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 7 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 2 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 10 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 90.0 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 5 to 7 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 46.
