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| − | | Kuṭajāriṣṭa (Kuṭajā API) ||Holarrhena antidysenterica ||St. Bk. ||4.8 kg | + | | Kuṭajāriṣṭa (Kuṭajā API) ||[[Holarrhena antidysenterica]]||St. Bk. ||4.8 kg |
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| − | | Mṛdvīkā (Drākṣā API)|| Vitis vinifera|| Dr. Fr. ||2.8 kg | + | | Mṛdvīkā (Drākṣā API)||[[Vitis vinifera]]|| Dr. Fr. ||2.8 kg |
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| − | |Madhūka Puṣpa (Madhūka API) ||Madhuca indica ||Fl||. 480 g | + | |Madhūka Puṣpa (Madhūka API) ||[[Madhuca indica]]||Fl||. 480 g |
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| − | | Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) ||Gmelina arborea ||St. Bk. ||480 g | + | | Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) ||[[Gmelina arborea]]||St. Bk. ||480 g |
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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|||| 4.8 kg | |Guḍa API ||Jaggery|||| 4.8 kg | ||
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| − | | Dhātakī API ||Woodfordia fruticosa || Fl.|| 960 g | + | | Dhātakī API ||[[Woodfordia fruticosa]]|| Fl.|| 960 g |
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 3 April 2022
Kuṭajāriṣṭa 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
| Kuṭajāriṣṭa (Kuṭajā API) | Holarrhena antidysenterica | St. Bk. | 4.8 kg |
| Mṛdvīkā (Drākṣā API) | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr. | 2.8 kg |
| Madhūka Puṣpa (Madhūka API) | Madhuca indica | Fl | . 480 g |
| Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) | Gmelina arborea | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 49.152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 4.8 kg | |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 960 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 and 4 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
- Wash and clean the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
- Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.
- Add the ingredient number 6 of the formulation composition to the Kvatha, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.[1]
Description
- Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Pravāhikā (Dysentery), Raktātisāra (Diarrhoea with blood), Jvara (Fever).
Dose
- 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.119 to 0.201 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 16.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.04 to 1.12 |
| pH | 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 7.50 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.90 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 4 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 57.
