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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with odour of ghee; taste bitter and pungent.
 
*Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with odour of ghee; taste bitter and pungent.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Jvara (Fever), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Rājayakshmā (Tuberculosis), Pārśvaśūla (intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia), Hrtśūla (Angina pectoris).
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==Dose==
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*12 g daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Milk, Water.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Vāsāvaleha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Take fresh leaves of Vāsā, wash with water. Chop the leaves to about 2.5 cm, grind into a paste and prepare vāsā svarasa through pu°a pāka vidhi (Annexure 6.1.4)
  • Clean, dry, grind Pippalī into fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
  • Add powdered Śarkarā to Vāsā svarasa, heat mildly and filter through muslin cloth, after complete dissolution of Śarkarā. Stir continuously while heating on mild fire.
  • Concentrate the above mixture by continuous stirring on low fire[1]

Description

  • Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with odour of ghee; taste bitter and pungent.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Jvara (Fever), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Rājayakshmā (Tuberculosis), Pārśvaśūla (intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia), Hrtśūla (Angina pectoris).

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Milk, Water.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 33.