Difference between revisions of "Nimbādi Cūrṇa"

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Nimbaadi Churna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:

Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava lava´a (number 15) in a stainless steel pan at a low temperature till it becomes free from moisture. Prepare fine powder and pass through sieve number 85.
Clean, dry and powder the other ingredients 1 to 21 (except number 15) individually in a pulverizer and sift through sieve number 85 mesh separately.
Weigh separately each ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend.
Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.^[1]

Yellowish brown, smooth powder, taste bitter, salty and odour pungent. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.

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

Udara (diseases of abdomen); Āmavāta (Rheumatism); Vātarakta (Gout); Kushtha (diseases of skin).

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-Loss on drying at 1050
-: Not more than 8 per cent, Appendix 2.2.10.
-Total ash: Not more than 12 per cent, Appendix 2.2.3.
-Acid-insoluble ash: Not more than 10 per cent, Appendix 2.2.4.
-Alcohol-soluble extractive: Not less than 18 per cent, Appendix 2.2.7.
-Water-soluble extractive: Not less than 23 per cent, Appendix 2.2.8.
-pH (10% aqueous solution): 4 to 5,