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==Anupāna==
 
==Anupāna==
 
*Warm milk, Warm water.
 
*Warm milk, Warm water.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Refractive index at 400|| 1.450 to 1.455
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|Weight per ml at 400|| 0.915 g to 0.950 g
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|Saponification value|| 200 to 225
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|Iodine value|| 35 to 45
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|Acid value|| Not more than 3
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|Peroxide value|| Not more than 2
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|Congealing point|| 210 to 170
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==References==
 
==References==

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Panchagavya Ghrta is a semi-solid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Collect fresh cow dung and cow urine in clean seperate vessels taking care to avoid contamination. Use urine within 12 h of collection. Use cow dung with in 2 h to prepare (Gomaya svarasa).
  • Mix Cow dung with equal quantity of water using gloved hands and make a homogeneous solution.
  • Filter later with muslin cloth to obtain Gomaya svarasa. [1]

Description

  • A low melting Ghrta, light yellow in color with phenolic odour.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Apasmāra (Epilepsy), Jvara (fever), Unmāda (Insanity) and Kāmalā (Jaundice).

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided dose.

Anupāna

  • Warm milk, Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400 1.450 to 1.455
Weight per ml at 400 0.915 g to 0.950 g
Saponification value 200 to 225
Iodine value 35 to 45
Acid value Not more than 3
Peroxide value Not more than 2
Congealing point 210 to 170

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 79.