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*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 to 5 of the formulation composition powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 ([[Kalka]] Dravyas). | *Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 to 5 of the formulation composition powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 ([[Kalka]] Dravyas). | ||
*Transfer the [[Kalka]] Dravyas to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend ([[Kalka]]).<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Transfer the [[Kalka]] Dravyas to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend ([[Kalka]]).<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 11 September 2018
Dāḍimādi Ghṛta - 2 is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below, with M£rcchita Gh¤ta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Dāḍima API | Punica granatum | Dr. Sd. | 192 g |
| Dhānya (Dhānyaka API) | Coriandrum sativam | Fr. | 96 g |
| Citraka API | Plumbago zeylanica | Rt. | 48 g |
| Śṛṅgavera (Sūṇṭhī API) | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 24 g |
| Mūrcchita Ghṛta (Goghṛta API) | Clarified butter from Cow s milk | 960 g | |
| Jala | Water | 3.072 l |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Ghṛta to prepare Mūrcchita Ghṛta.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 to 5 of the formulation composition powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 (Kalka Dravyas).
- Transfer the Kalka Dravyas to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend (Kalka).[1]
Description
- A green-coloured, soft, low melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with pleasant sweetish odour and bitter taste
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Pāṇḍu (anemia), Gulma (abdominal lump), Plīharoga (splenic disease), Hṛdroga (heart disease), Arśa (piles), Pariṇāma śūla (duodenal ulcer), Garbhiṇī Roga (diseases during pregnancy), Vāta-Kapha Roga (disease due to Vata Dosha and Kapha Dosha), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Śvāasa (asthma), Kāsa (cough), Mūḍhavāta (obstructed movement of Vata Dosha), Vandhyatva (infertility), Duṇkha Prasava (difficult labour).
Dose
- 6 to 12 gm twice a day.
Anupāna
- warm Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 40 | 1.468 to 1.470 |
| Specific gravity at 40 | 0.955 to 0.969 |
| Acid value | Not more than 0.33 |
| Saponification value | 236 to 242 |
| Iodine value | 70 to 90 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6.5 |
| Congealing point | 280 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 132.
