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Revision as of 12:21, 20 August 2018
Citraka Harītakī is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:
Contents
Formulation composition
| Citraka API – kvātha | Plumbago zeylanica | Rt. | 4.800 l |
| Āmalakī API - kvātha | Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) | P. | 4.800 l |
| Gudūcī API – kvātha | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 4.800 l |
| Daśāmūla API - kvātha | 4.800 l | ||
| (a.) Bilva API | Aegle marmelos | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (b.) Agnimantha API | Premna mucronata (Official substitute) | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (c.) Śyonāka API | Oroxylum indicum | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (d.) Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) | Gmelina arborea | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (e.) Pātalā API | Stereospermum suaveolens | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (f.) Śālaparnī API | Desmodium gangeticum | Pl | |
| (g.) Pṛṣniparṇī API | Uraria picta | Pl | |
| (h.) Śvadaṁṣtrā (Gokṣura API) | Tribulus terrestris | Pl | |
| (i.) Bṛhatī API | Solanum indicum | Pl | |
| (j.) Kāntakārī API | Solanum surattense | Pl | |
| Pathyā (Harītakī API) – cūrņa | Terminalia chebula | P. | 3.07 kg |
| Guda API | Jaggery | 4.80 kg | |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 96 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 96 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 96 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St.Bk. 9 | 6 g |
| Elā (Sūkşmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 96 g |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 96 g |
| Madhu API | Honey | 384 g | |
| Kṣāra (Yava API) | Hordeum vulgare | Water soluble Ash of Pl. | 24 g |
Method of preparation
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 4 (Kvātha dravya) of the Formulation composition separately and pass through sieve no. 44 to obtain a coarse powder.
- Dry and powder the ingredient number 5 separately and ingredients number 7 to 13 (Prak¾epa dravyas) of the Formulation composition to a fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
- Add required amount of water to the Kvātha dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
- Mix all the Kvāthas together. Add Jaggery, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
- Reduce the Kvātha to a thicker consistency by gentle boiling; add cūrņa of Pathyā and stir thoroughly during the process.
- Add the powdered prak¾epa dravya no. 7 to 13 while hot at 500 ,mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
- Allow to cool to room temperature. Add honey, mix thoroughly.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Blackish brown, semisolid paste with spicy, pleasant odour and bitter-astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Gulma (abdominal lump), Udāvarta (upward movement of gases), Pīnasa (Chronic rhinitis/Sinusitis), Kāsa (cough), Svāsa (Dyspnoea), Arśa (Piles), Agnimāndya (loss of appetite), Kashaaya (Pthisis), Khimi (Helminthiasis / worm infestation).
Dose
- 6 to 12 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 36.0 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 4.7 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1.0 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 21.0 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 67.0 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 6.4 to 6.6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 11.
