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Arka Lavana is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Collect mature Arka patra. Place alternate layers of Arka patra and Saindhava lava´a in an earthen pot.
  • Keep a śarāva to cover the pot. Seal the edge of the śarāva and the pot with seven consecutive layers of clay-smeared cloth and allow to dry.
  • Subject it to fire till the pot becomes red-hot. Remove the contents from the pot and grind to a fine powder in a khalva.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 104.