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==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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| Ku¶ajam£la (Ku¶aja API) ||Holarrhena antidysenterica ||St. Bk. ||4.8 kg
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| M¤dv¢k¡ (Dr¡kÀ¡ API)|| Vitis vinifera|| Dr. Fr. ||2.8 kg
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|Madh£ka PuÀpa (Madh£ka API) ||Madhuca indica ||Fl||. 480 g
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| K¡¿mar¢ (Gambh¡r¢API) ||Gmelina arborea ||St. Bk. ||480 g
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| Jala for decoction|| Water ||||49.152 l
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|reduced to ||||||12.288 l
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|Gu·a API ||Jaggery|||| 4.8 kg
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| Dh¡tak¢ API ||Woodfordia fruticosa || Fl.||  960 g
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==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==

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Kuthajaarishta 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

Ku¶ajam£la (Ku¶aja API) Holarrhena antidysenterica St. Bk. 4.8 kg
M¤dv¢k¡ (Dr¡kÀ¡ API) Vitis vinifera Dr. Fr. 2.8 kg
Madh£ka PuÀpa (Madh£ka API) Madhuca indica Fl . 480 g
K¡¿mar¢ (Gambh¡r¢API) Gmelina arborea St. Bk. 480 g
Jala for decoction Water 49.152 l
reduced to 12.288 l
Gu·a API Jaggery 4.8 kg
Dh¡tak¢ API Woodfordia fruticosa Fl. 960 g

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 and 4 (Kvatha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
  • Wash and clean the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 (Kvatha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
  • Add specified amount of water to the Kvatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.
  • Add the ingredient number 6 of the formulation composition to the Kvatha, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.[1]

Description

  • Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and bitter taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), Pravahika (dysentery), Raktatisara (diarrhoea with blood), Jvara (fever).

Dose

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

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content 0.119 to 0.201 per cent
Total solids Not less than 16.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.04 to 1.12
pH 3.5 to 4.5
Reducing sugars Not less than 7.50 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 0.90 per cent
Alcohol content 4 to 10 per cent
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 57.