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| Arka patra API ||Calotropis procera ||Lf. ||1 part | | Arka patra API ||Calotropis procera ||Lf. ||1 part | ||
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| − | | Saindhava | + | | Saindhava lavaṇa API|| Rock salt|| || 1 part |
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==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | *Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udara roga (diseases of abdomen), Plīhodara (Splenomegaly) | + | *Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udara roga (diseases of abdomen), Plīhodara (Splenomegaly) Yakṛtodara (enlargement of Liver). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 20 August 2018
Arka Lavaṇa is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Arka patra API | Calotropis procera | Lf. | 1 part |
| Saindhava lavaṇa API | Rock salt | 1 part |
Method of preparation
- Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Collect mature Arka patra. Place alternate layers of Arka patra and Saindhava lava´a in an earthen pot.
- Keep a śarāva to cover the pot. Seal the edge of the śarāva and the pot with seven consecutive layers of clay-smeared cloth and allow to dry.
- Subject it to fire till the pot becomes red-hot. Remove the contents from the pot and grind to a fine powder in a khalva.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- A fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; grey in colour, odourless, taste salty.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udara roga (diseases of abdomen), Plīhodara (Splenomegaly) Yakṛtodara (enlargement of Liver).
Dose
- 1g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Water, Butter milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 1 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 3 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 9 to 10 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 104.
