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Punarnavaasava is a fermented liquid preparation, made with the ingredients of 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
| áu¸¶h¢ API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 16 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 16 g |
| Pippal¢ API | Piper longum | Fr. | 16 g |
| Har¢tak¢ API | Terminalia chebula | Fr.P | 16 g |
| Bibh¢taka API | Terminalia belerica | Fr.P | 16 g |
| Ëmalak¢ API | Emblica officinalis. | Fr.P | 16 g |
| D¡rv¢ (D¡ruharidr¡) API | Berberis aristata | St. | 16 g |
| ávadaÆÀ¶r¡ (GokÀura) API | Tribulus terrestris | Fr. | 16 g |
| B¤hat¢ API | Solanum indicum | Rt. | 16 g |
| Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API | Solanum xanthocarpum | Pl. | 16 g |
| V¡s¡m£la (V¡s¡) AP | I Adhatoda vasica | Rt. | 16 g |
| Era¸·am£la (Era¸·a) API | Ricinus communis | Rt. | 16 g |
| Ka¶uk¡ API | Picrorrhiza kurroa | Rt./Rz. | 16 g |
| Gajapippal¢ API | Scindapsus officinalis | Fr. | 16 g |
| áothaghn¢ (Punarnav¡) API | Boerhaavia diffusa | Rt. | 16 g |
| Picumarda (Nimba) API | Azadirachta indica | St. Bk. | 16 g |
| Gu·£c¢ API | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 16 g |
| áuÀka M£laka (M£laka) API | Raphanus sativus | Rt. | 16 g |
| Dur¡labh¡ API | Fagonia cretica | Rt. | 16 g |
| Pa¶ola API | Trichosanthes dioica | Lf. | 16 g |
| Dh¡tak¢ API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 256 g |
| Dr¡kÀ¡ API | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr. | 320 g |
| Sit¡ API | Sugar | 1.6 kg | |
| M¡kÀika (Madhu) API | Honey | 800 g | |
| Jala Water | 8 | .19 l |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 20 of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Wash and clean the ingredient number 22 of the formulation composition.
- Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 23 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.[1]
Description
- Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and acrid taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- shotha (inflammation conditions), Udararoga (eight type of abdominal disorders), Pliha (splenic disease), Amlapitta (hyperacidity), Yakrt (disease of liver), Gulma (abdominal lump), Jvara (fever), Krcchrasadhya Roga (related to difficult conditions to manage).
Dose
- 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | Not less than 0.04 per cent |
| Total solids | 10 to 20 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.0 to 1.1 |
| pH | 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Reducing sugars | 7.5 to 12.5 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 1.0 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 79.
