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Revision as of 15:50, 7 September 2018
Mūlaka Kṣāra is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Mūlaka API Bhasma | Raphanus sativus | Pl. | 1 part |
Jala API | Water | 6 parts |
Method of preparation
- Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Collect mature Mūlaka, wash and cut into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma).
- Add 6 parts of water to the Bhasma, stir well and keep overnight. Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth.
- Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained.
- Transfer filtered material in to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water. Collect ksāra deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind
to a fine powder.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste salty; freely soluble in water.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Mūtṛakṛcchṛa (Dysuria), Aśmarī (Calculus), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Vātavikāra (disorders due to vata doṣa).
Dose
- 1g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
Loss on drying | Not more than 1 per cent |
Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1 per cent |
pH (1% aqueous solution) | 10 to 11 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 108.