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Difference between revisions of "Traikaṇṭaka Ghṛta"
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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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| − | | Traikaṇṭaka ( | + | | Traikaṇṭaka (Gokṣura API)|| [[Tribulus terrestris]] ||Fr. ||768 g |
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| Jala API for decoction|| Water || ||12.29 l | | Jala API for decoction|| Water || ||12.29 l | ||
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|reduced to || || ||3.07 l | |reduced to || || ||3.07 l | ||
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| − | | Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)|| Eletteria cardamomum ||Sd.|| 9.14 g | + | | Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)|| [[Eletteria cardamomum]] ||Sd.|| 9.14 g |
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| Girijatu (Śiĺājatu) ||Exd. from rock crevices|| || 9.14 g | | Girijatu (Śiĺājatu) ||Exd. from rock crevices|| || 9.14 g | ||
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| − | | Śilābheda (Pāṣāṇabheda API) ||Bergenia ligulata ||Rz. ||9.14 g | + | | Śilābheda (Pāṣāṇabheda API) ||[[Bergenia ligulata]] ||Rz. ||9.14 g |
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| − | | Yaṣṭī API ||Glycyrrhiza glabra ||Rt.|| 9.14 g | + | | Yaṣṭī API ||[[Glycyrrhiza glabra]] ||Rt.|| 9.14 g |
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| − | | Varī (Śatāvarī API)|| Asparagus racemosus ||Rt.|| 9.14 g | + | | Varī (Śatāvarī API)|| [[Asparagus racemosus]] ||Rt.|| 9.14 g |
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| − | | Darbha API ||Imperata cylindrica ||Rt. ||9.14 g | + | | Darbha API ||[[Imperata cylindrica]] ||Rt. ||9.14 g |
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| − | | Drākṣā API ||Vitis vinifera ||Dr. Fr.|| 9.14 g | + | | Drākṣā API ||[[Vitis vinifera]] ||Dr. Fr.|| 9.14 g |
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| − | | Ambu (Hrīvera API)|| Coleus vettiveroides ||Rt. ||9.14 g | + | | Ambu (Hrīvera API)|| [[Coleus vettiveroides]] ||Rt. ||9.14 g |
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| − | | Śauṇḍī (Pippalī API)|| Piper longum ||Ft. ||9.14 g | + | | Śauṇḍī (Pippalī API)|| [[Piper longum]] ||Ft. ||9.14 g |
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| − | | Vasuka ||Calotropis procera (Official substitute)|| Pl. ||9.14 g | + | | Vasuka ||[[Calotropis procera]] (Official substitute)|| Pl. ||9.14 g |
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| − | | Vaśira (Cavya API)|| Piper chaba ||Rt.|| 9.14 g | + | | Vaśira (Cavya API)|| [[Piper chaba]] ||Rt.|| 9.14 g |
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| − | | Kāśa API ||Saccharum spontaneum|| Rt.|| 9.14 g | + | | Kāśa API ||[[Saccharum spontaneum]]|| Rt.|| 9.14 g |
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| − | | Ikṣu-mūla API|| Saccharum officinale|| Rt.|| 9.14 g | + | | Ikṣu-mūla API|| [[Saccharum officinale]]|| Rt.|| 9.14 g |
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| − | | Matsyākṣikā (Matsyākṣī API)|| Alternanthera sessilis ||Pl.|| 9.14 g | + | | Matsyākṣikā (Matsyākṣī API)|| [[Alternanthera sessilis]] ||Pl.|| 9.14 g |
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| Dugdha (Godugdha API)|| Cow’s milk || ||768 g | | Dugdha (Godugdha API)|| Cow’s milk || ||768 g | ||
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*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
*Wash and dry all the raw materials thoroughly. | *Wash and dry all the raw materials thoroughly. | ||
| − | *Treat Ghrta to prepare [[Murchita]] Ghrta. | + | *Treat [[Ghrta]] to prepare [[Murchita]] Ghrta. |
*Pulverize Gokshura ([[kvatha dravya]]) to coarse powder and add 16 parts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Gokshura [[kvatha]]. | *Pulverize Gokshura ([[kvatha dravya]]) to coarse powder and add 16 parts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Gokshura [[kvatha]]. | ||
*Treat Śilājatu to prepare Śodhita Śilājatu, and keep aside for addition during snehapāka.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Treat Śilājatu to prepare Śodhita Śilājatu, and keep aside for addition during snehapāka.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 7 September 2018
Traikaṇṭaka Ghṛta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Traikaṇṭaka (Gokṣura API) | Tribulus terrestris | Fr. | 768 g |
| Jala API for decoction | Water | 12.29 l | |
| reduced to | 3.07 l | ||
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Eletteria cardamomum | Sd. | 9.14 g |
| Girijatu (Śiĺājatu) | Exd. from rock crevices | 9.14 g | |
| Śilābheda (Pāṣāṇabheda API) | Bergenia ligulata | Rz. | 9.14 g |
| Yaṣṭī API | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 9.14 g |
| Varī (Śatāvarī API) | Asparagus racemosus | Rt. | 9.14 g |
| Darbha API | Imperata cylindrica | Rt. | 9.14 g |
| Drākṣā API | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr. | 9.14 g |
| Ambu (Hrīvera API) | Coleus vettiveroides | Rt. | 9.14 g |
| Śauṇḍī (Pippalī API) | Piper longum | Ft. | 9.14 g |
| Vasuka | Calotropis procera (Official substitute) | Pl. | 9.14 g |
| Vaśira (Cavya API) | Piper chaba | Rt. | 9.14 g |
| Kāśa API | Saccharum spontaneum | Rt. | 9.14 g |
| Ikṣu-mūla API | Saccharum officinale | Rt. | 9.14 g |
| Matsyākṣikā (Matsyākṣī API) | Alternanthera sessilis | Pl. | 9.14 g |
| Dugdha (Godugdha API) | Cow’s milk | 768 g | |
| Ghṛta (Gogh¨ta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the raw materials thoroughly.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Murchita Ghrta.
- Pulverize Gokshura (kvatha dravya) to coarse powder and add 16 parts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Gokshura kvatha.
- Treat Śilājatu to prepare Śodhita Śilājatu, and keep aside for addition during snehapāka.[1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, greenish in color with pleasant odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Mūtra krcchra (Dysuria), Prameha (metabolic disorders), Aśmarī (Urinary calculus), Mūtra śarkarā (Gravels in urine), Mūtra doṣa (urinary disorders) and Mūtra dāha (Burning micturition).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm water, Trna paňca mūla Kvātha, Warm milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.451 to 1.452 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910g to 0.930g |
| Saponification value | 200 to 225 |
| Iodine value | 35 to 45 |
| Acid value | Not more than 4 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 5 |
| Congealing point | 220 to 180 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 88.
