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Difference between revisions of "Kuṭajāriṣṭa"
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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 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 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== | ==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.
Contents
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
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 57.
