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| − | | Balā API ||Sida cordifolia ||Rt. ||4.8 kg | + | | Balā API ||[[Sida cordifolia ]]||Rt. ||4.8 kg |
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| − | | Aśvagandhā API ||Withania somnifera|| Rt. ||4.8 kg | + | | Aśvagandhā API ||[[Withania somnifera]]|| Rt. ||4.8 kg |
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| Jala for decoction ||Water 49|| ||.152 l | | Jala for decoction ||Water 49|| ||.152 l | ||
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| Guḍa API ||Jaggery || ||14.4 kg | | Guḍa API ||Jaggery || ||14.4 kg | ||
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| − | | Dhātakī API|| Woodfordia fruticosa|| Fl. ||768 g PrakÀepa Dravyas | + | | Dhātakī API|| [[Woodfordia fruticosa]]|| Fl. ||768 g PrakÀepa Dravyas |
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| − | | Payasyā (Kṣīra vidārī API) ||Ipomea digitata ||Sub. Rt.|| 96 g | + | | Payasyā (Kṣīra vidārī API) ||[[Ipomea digitata]] ||Sub. Rt.|| 96 g |
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| − | | Pañcāṅgula (Eraṅḍa API) ||Ricinus communis ||Rt.|| 96 g | + | | Pañcāṅgula (Eraṅḍa API) ||[[Ricinus communis]] ||Rt.|| 96 g |
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| − | | Rāsnā API ||Pluchea lanceolata|| Lf.*/Rt.|| 48 g | + | | Rāsnā API ||[[Pluchea lanceolata]]|| Lf.*/Rt.|| 48 g |
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| − | | Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) ||Elettaria cardamomum ||Sd. ||48 g | + | | Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) ||[[Elettaria cardamomum]] ||Sd. ||48 g |
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| − | | Prasāraṇī (Prasāraṇī API|| Paederia foetida ||Pl.|| 48 g | + | | Prasāraṇī (Prasāraṇī API||[[ Paederia foetida ]]||Pl.|| 48 g |
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| − | | Devapuṣpā (Lavaṅga API) ||Syzgyium aromaticum ||Fl. Bd. ||48 g | + | | Devapuṣpā (Lavaṅga API) ||[[Syzgyium aromaticum]] ||Fl. Bd. ||48 g |
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| − | | Uśīra API|| Vetiveria zizanioides|| Rt.|| 48 g | + | | Uśīra API|| [[Vetiveria zizanioides]]|| Rt.|| 48 g |
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| − | | Śvadaṁṣṭā (Gokṣura API) ||Tribulus terrestris ||Fr. ||48 g | + | | Śvadaṁṣṭā (Gokṣura API) ||[[Tribulus terrestris]] ||Fr. ||48 g |
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Revision as of 22:18, 8 September 2018
Balāriṣṭa 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
| Balā API | Sida cordifolia | Rt. | 4.8 kg |
| Aśvagandhā API | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 4.8 kg |
| Jala for decoction | Water 49 | .152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 14.4 kg | |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 768 g PrakÀepa Dravyas |
| Payasyā (Kṣīra vidārī API) | Ipomea digitata | Sub. Rt. | 96 g |
| Pañcāṅgula (Eraṅḍa API) | Ricinus communis | Rt. | 96 g |
| Rāsnā API | Pluchea lanceolata | Lf.*/Rt. | 48 g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 48 g |
| Prasāraṇī (Prasāraṇī API | Paederia foetida | Pl. | 48 g |
| Devapuṣpā (Lavaṅga API) | Syzgyium aromaticum | Fl. Bd. | 48 g |
| Uśīra API | Vetiveria zizanioides | Rt. | 48 g |
| Śvadaṁṣṭā (Gokṣura API) | Tribulus terrestris | Fr. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 and 2 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 6 to 13 (Prakṣepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha[1]
Description
- Clear brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and sweet taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Daurbalya (weakness), Vātaja Roga (diseases due to Vata doṣa), Kārśya (emaciation).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.095 to 0.105 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 22.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.05 to 1.20 |
| pH | 3.4 to 4.6 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 14.0 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 1.0 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 28.
