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Kumaaryaasava is a fermented liquid preparation made with 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

Kum¡r¢ Rasa (Kum¡r¢API) Aloe barbadensis Lf. 12.288 l
Gu·a API Jaggery 4.8 kg
Vijay¡ (Har¢tak¢ API) Terminalia chebula P. 1.2 kg
Jala for decoction Water 12.288 l
reduced to 3.072 l
Madhu API Honey 3.072 kg
Dh¡tak¢ API Woodfordia fructicosa Fl. 768 g
J¡t¢phala API Myristica fragrans Sd. 48 g
Lava´ga API Syzygium aromaticum Fl. Bd. 48 g
Ka´kola API Piper cubeba Fr. 48 g
Ja¶il¡ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢ API) Nardostachys jatamansi Rz. 48 g
Kab¡baka API Piper cubeba Fr. 48 g
Cavya API Piper retrofractum St. 48 g
Citra (Era¸·a API) Ricinus communis Rt. 48 g
J¡tipatr¢ (J¡t¢phala API) Myristica fragrans Ar. 48 g
Karka¶a (Karka¶a¿¤´g¢ API) Pistacia integerrima Gl. 48 g
AkÀa (Bibh¢taka API) Terminalia belerica P. 48 g
PuÀkaram£la (PuÀkara API) Inula racemosa Rt . 48 g
M¤ta áulva (T¡mra API) bhasma Calcined T¡mra 48 g
M¤ta Loha (Lauha API) bhasma Calcined Lauha 24 g

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 (Kvaatha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
  • Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition.
  • Add specified amounts of water to the Kvaatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth 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

  • Gulma (abdominal lump), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Arsya (piles), Vatavyadhi (neurological diseases), Apasmara (epilepsy), Kshaya (pthisis); Udara (abdominal diseases), Manyaroga (diseases of neck region), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Kosthastla (abdominal pain Nashtapushpa (menopause).

Dose

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

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content 0.061 to 0.079 per cent
Total solids Not less than 13.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.01 to 1.10
pH 3.50 to 4.2
Reducing sugars Not less than 7.5 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 0.30 per cent
Alcohol content 5 to 10 per cent v/v
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 53.