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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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| Pippalī API ||Piper longum|| Fr. ||12 g | | Pippalī API ||Piper longum|| Fr. ||12 g | ||
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| − | | | + | | Yavakṣāra (Yava API) ||Hordeum vulgare|| Water soluble ash of plant|| 6 g |
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| − | | | + | | Dāḍima API ||Punica granatum|| Fr. R.|| 24 g |
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| − | | | + | | Guḍa API|| Jaggery|| || 96 g |
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==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take all ingredients of Pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all ingredients of Pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Clean, dry, powder the ingredients no. 1, 2 & 4 of the formulation composition ( | + | *Clean, dry, powder the ingredients no. 1, 2 & 4 of the formulation composition (Prakṣepa Dravya) and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder. |
*Collect Yava ksara in the specified ratio. | *Collect Yava ksara in the specified ratio. | ||
*Take jaggery, add required amounts of water, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth. | *Take jaggery, add required amounts of water, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth. | ||
| − | *Reduce to thicker consistency by gentle boiling to prepare | + | *Reduce to thicker consistency by gentle boiling to prepare Guḍa pāka.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Revision as of 18:23, 20 August 2018
Maricādi Guṭikā is a preparation made with the i ngredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Maricā API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Yavakṣāra (Yava API) | Hordeum vulgare | Water soluble ash of plant | 6 g |
| Dāḍima API | Punica granatum | Fr. R. | 24 g |
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 96 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of Pharmacopoeial quality.
- Clean, dry, powder the ingredients no. 1, 2 & 4 of the formulation composition (Prakṣepa Dravya) and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Collect Yava ksara in the specified ratio.
- Take jaggery, add required amounts of water, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
- Reduce to thicker consistency by gentle boiling to prepare Guḍa pāka.[1]
Description
- Spherical, soft, blackish brown coloured pills with pleasant odour and sweet taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture. Therapeutic uses, Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Asthma).
Dose
- 3 g per day – to be dissolved slowly in the mouth.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 10 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 6 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 9 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 46 per cent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 99.
