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| − | | A¿oka API Saraca asoca St. Bk. 4.800 kg | + | | A¿oka API ||Saraca asoca|| St. Bk. ||4.800 kg |
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| − | | Jala for decoction Water 49.152 l | + | | Jala for decoction|| Water || ||49.152 l |
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| − | | | + | |reduced to|| || || 12.288 l |
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| − | | | + | | Gu·a API ||Jaggery || PrakÀepa Dravya ||9.6 kg |
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| − | | | + | | Dh¡tak¢ API|| Woodfordia fruticosa|| Fl.|| 768 g |
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| − | | | + | | Aj¡j¢ (áveta J¢raka API)|| Cuminum cyminum|| Fr|| 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Mustaka (Must¡ API) ||Cyperus rotundus|| Rz.|| 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | áu¸¶h¢ API ||Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||48 g |
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| − | | | + | | D¡rv¢ (D¡ruharidr¡) API) ||Berberis aristata|| St. ||48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Utpala API ||Nymphaea stellata ||Fl.|| 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Har¢tak¢ API ||Terminalia chebul|| P.|| 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Bibh¢taka API ||Terminalia belerica|| P. ||48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Ëmalak¢ API ||Emblica officinalis|| P.|| 48 g |
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| − | | Candana (áveta Candana API) Santalum album Ht. Wd. 48 g | + | | Ëmr¡sthi (Ëmra API) ||Mangifera indica ||Enm.|| 48 g |
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| + | | J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API)|| Cuminum cyminum|| Fr.|| 48 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | V¡s¡ API ||Adhatoda vasica|| Rt. ||48 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Candana (áveta Candana API) ||Santalum album ||Ht. Wd.|| 48 g | ||
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Ashokaarishta is a fermented liquid preparation, made with the ingredients in 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
| A¿oka API | Saraca asoca | St. Bk. | 4.800 kg |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 49.152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Gu·a API | Jaggery | PrakÀepa Dravya | 9.6 kg |
| Dh¡tak¢ API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 768 g |
| Aj¡j¢ (áveta J¢raka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr | 48 g |
| Mustaka (Must¡ API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 48 g |
| áu¸¶h¢ API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g |
| D¡rv¢ (D¡ruharidr¡) API) | Berberis aristata | St. | 48 g |
| Utpala API | Nymphaea stellata | Fl. | 48 g |
| Har¢tak¢ API | Terminalia chebul | P. | 48 g |
| Bibh¢taka API | Terminalia belerica | P. | 48 g |
| Ëmalak¢ API | Emblica officinalis | P. | 48 g |
| Ëmr¡sthi (Ëmra API) | Mangifera indica | Enm. | 48 g |
| J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 48 g |
| V¡s¡ API | Adhatoda vasica | Rt. | 48 g |
| Candana (áveta Candana API) | Santalum album | Ht. Wd. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 1 (Kvaatha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 5 to 16 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amount of water to the Kvaatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvaatha.[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, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- As¤gdara Ruja (dysmenorrhoea), Yoniruja (pain in female genital tract), shvetapradara (leucorrhoea), Jvara (fever), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Arsa (piles), Mandagni (dyspepsia), Arocaka (tastelessness), Meha (polyuria), shotha (inflammation).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.061 to 0.083 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 11.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.02 to 1.12 |
| pH | 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 5.50 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 1.00 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 16.
