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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
 
*Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Murccha (syncope), Apasmara (epilepsy), shosa (cachexia), Unmada (mania/psychosis), Karshya (emaciation), Arsha (piles), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Vataroga (neurological disorders).
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==Dose==
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*15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
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==Anupāna==
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==References==
 
==References==

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Ashvagandharishta 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.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 18 (Kvatha Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 22 to 29 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
  • Add specified amounts of water to the Kvatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha. Allow to cool. [1]

Description

  • Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Murccha (syncope), Apasmara (epilepsy), shosa (cachexia), Unmada (mania/psychosis), Karshya (emaciation), Arsha (piles), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Vataroga (neurological disorders).

Dose

  • 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Anupāna

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 20.