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| − | ''' | + | '''Aśvagandhādyariṣṭa''' is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time. |
==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | | | + | | Aśvagandhā API|| Withania somnifera|| Rt. ||2.4 kg |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | |Muśalī API ||Chlorophytum tuberosum|| Rt. ||960 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Mañjiṣṭhā API|| Rubia cordifolia|| Rt.|| 480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Harītakī API|| Terminalia chebula|| P. ||480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Haridrā API ||Curcuma longa ||Rz.|| 480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Dāruharidrā API ||Berberis aristata ||St. ||480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Madhuka ( | + | | Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API) ||Glycyrrhiza glabra|| Rt. ||480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Rāsnā API ||Pluchea lanceolata ||Rt./Lf.*|| 480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Vidārā API ||Pueraria tuberosa ||Rt. Tr.|| 480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Pārtha (Arjuna API) ||Terminalia arjuna St.|| Bk.|| 480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Mustaka ( | + | | Mustaka (Mustā API) ||Cyperus rotundus|| Rz.|| 480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Trivṛt API ||Ipomoea turpethum ||Rt. ||480 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Anantā (Śveta sārivā API)|| Hemidesmus indicus ||Rt.|| 384 g |
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| − | | | + | | Śyāmā (Kṛṣṇa sārivā API)|| Cryptolepis buchanani ||Rt. ||384 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Śveta Candana API ||Santalum album ||Ht. Wd. ||384 g |
|- | |- | ||
| Rakta Candana API ||Pterocarpus santalinus ||Ht. Wd||. 384 g | | Rakta Candana API ||Pterocarpus santalinus ||Ht. Wd||. 384 g | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Vacā API ||Acorus calamus|| Rz. ||384 g |
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| Citraka API ||Plumbago zeylanica|| Rt. ||384 g | | Citraka API ||Plumbago zeylanica|| Rt. ||384 g | ||
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| Jala for decoction ||Water || ||98.304 l | | Jala for decoction ||Water || ||98.304 l | ||
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| − | |reduced to || || ||12.288 l | + | |reduced to || || ||12.288 l |
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| − | | | + | |[[Prakṣepa Dravya]]s |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Mākṣika (Madhu API)|| Honey || ||14.4 kg |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Dhātakī API ||Woodfordia fruticosa ||Fl. ||768 g |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Śuṇṭhī API ||Zingiber officinale|| Rz.|| 96 g | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Marica API ||Piper nigrum ||Fr.|| 96 g | | Marica API ||Piper nigrum ||Fr.|| 96 g | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Pippalī API ||Piper longum|| Fr. ||96 g |
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| Tvak API ||Cinnamomum zeylanicum ||St. Bk.|| 192 g | | Tvak API ||Cinnamomum zeylanicum ||St. Bk.|| 192 g | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)|| Elettaria cardamomum ||Sd.|| 192 g |
|- | |- | ||
| Patra (Tejapatra API)|| Cinnamomum tamala ||Lf. ||192 g | | Patra (Tejapatra API)|| Cinnamomum tamala ||Lf. ||192 g | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Priyaṅgu API ||Callicarpa macrophylla ||Fl.|| 192 g |
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| − | | | + | | Nāgakeśara API|| Mesua ferrea|| Stmn.|| 96 g |
|} | |} | ||
==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 18 (Kvatha Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder. | + | *Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 18 ([[Kvatha Dravya]]) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder. |
| − | *Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 22 to 29 ( | + | *Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 22 to 29 ([[Prakṣepa Dravya]]) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder. |
| − | *Add specified amounts of water to the Kvatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha. Allow to cool. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | + | *Add specified amounts of water to the [[Kvatha Dravya]], soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain [[Kvatha]]. Allow to cool. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 8 September 2018
Aśvagandhādyariṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Aśvagandhā API | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 2.4 kg |
| Muśalī API | Chlorophytum tuberosum | Rt. | 960 g |
| Mañjiṣṭhā API | Rubia cordifolia | Rt. | 480 g |
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 480 g |
| Haridrā API | Curcuma longa | Rz. | 480 g |
| Dāruharidrā API | Berberis aristata | St. | 480 g |
| Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 480 g |
| Rāsnā API | Pluchea lanceolata | Rt./Lf.* | 480 g |
| Vidārā API | Pueraria tuberosa | Rt. Tr. | 480 g |
| Pārtha (Arjuna API) | Terminalia arjuna St. | Bk. | 480 g |
| Mustaka (Mustā API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 480 g |
| Trivṛt API | Ipomoea turpethum | Rt. | 480 g |
| Anantā (Śveta sārivā API) | Hemidesmus indicus | Rt. | 384 g |
| Śyāmā (Kṛṣṇa sārivā API) | Cryptolepis buchanani | Rt. | 384 g |
| Śveta Candana API | Santalum album | Ht. Wd. | 384 g |
| Rakta Candana API | Pterocarpus santalinus | Ht. Wd | . 384 g |
| Vacā API | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 384 g |
| Citraka API | Plumbago zeylanica | Rt. | 384 g |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 98.304 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Prakṣepa Dravyas | |||
| Mākṣika (Madhu API) | Honey | 14.4 kg | |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 768 g |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 96 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 96 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 96 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St. Bk. | 192 g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 192 g |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 192 g |
| Priyaṅgu API | Callicarpa macrophylla | Fl. | 192 g |
| Nāgakeśara API | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 96 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 18 (Kvatha Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 22 to 29 (Prakṣepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amounts of water to the Kvatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha. Allow to cool. [1]
Description
- Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Murccha (syncope), Apasmara (epilepsy), shosa (cachexia), Unmada (mania/psychosis), Karshya (emaciation), Arsha (piles), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Vataroga (neurological disorders).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.104 to 0.260 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 18.5 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.05 to 1.20 |
| pH | 3.50 to 4.50 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 13 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.70 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 20.
