Triphalā Guggulu

Triphalā Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient

Formulation composition

Harītakī API	Terminalia chebula	P.	48 g
Bibhītaka API	Terminalia belerica	P.	48 g
Āmalakī API	Emblica officinalis	P.	48 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr	48 g
Guggulu API -Śuddha	Commiphora wightii	O.R.	240 g

Method of preparation

• Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 4 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
• Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-Śuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
• Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.

Description

• Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour and bitter taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Śotha (Inflammation), Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano), Arśa (Piles), Gulma (Abdominal lump).

Dose

• 12 g daily in divided doses. It can also be used in different Netra Kriyā kalpas.

Anupāna

• Warm milk, Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 13 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 12 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 7 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 13.5 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 30 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	4.35 to 4.70