Elādi Cūrṇa

Elādi Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Elā (Sūk¾mailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	1 part
Lava¬ga API	Syzygium aromaticum	Fl. Bd.	1 part
Gajakeśara (Nāgakeśara API)	Mesua ferrea	Stmn.	1 part
Kola majjā (Kola API)	Zizyphus jujuba	Rp.Fr. Pp.	1 part
Lāja (Śāli API)	Oryza sativa	Sd.	1 part
Priya¬gu API	Callicarpa macrophylla	Infl.	1 part
Ghana (Mustā API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rt. Tr.	1 part
Candana (Śveta candana API)	Santalum album	Ht. Wd.	1 part
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	1 part

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Dry Kola majja in an oven at 500 for 24 h and powder immediately after drying and pass
• through sieve number 85. Wash, dry and powder all other cleaned ingredients (number 1 to 3 and 5 to 9) individually and pass through sieve number 85.
• Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain ahomogeneous blend.
• Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.

Description

• Brown-coloured, smooth powder with characteristic odour of Elā, and a spicy, pungent taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Asthma).

Dose

• 10 g daily in divided dose.

Anupāna

• Honey, Sugar.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 7 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 2 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 10 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 90.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	5 to 7