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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste saline; freely soluble in water.
 
*Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste saline; freely soluble in water.
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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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*Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Plīhyakrdvr,ddhi (Spleno-hepatomegaly), Mūtrakrcchra (Dysuria), Aśamarī (Calculus), Śarkarā (gravel in urine), Grahanshī (malabsorption syndrome), Ānāha (distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool), Vishūcikā (Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain).
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==Dose==
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*½ to 1 g daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Warm water, Milk.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Palaasha ksaara is a white alkaline preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Cut Palasha into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma).
  • Add 6 parts of water to Bhasma, stir well and keep over night.
  • Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth.
  • Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water.
  • Collect kshara deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind to a fine powder.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture[1]

Description

  • Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste saline; freely soluble in water.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Plīhyakrdvr,ddhi (Spleno-hepatomegaly), Mūtrakrcchra (Dysuria), Aśamarī (Calculus), Śarkarā (gravel in urine), Grahanshī (malabsorption syndrome), Ānāha (distention of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool), Vishūcikā (Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain).

Dose

  • ½ to 1 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Warm water, Milk.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 111.