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==Anupāna==
 
==Anupāna==
 
*water, milk.
 
*water, milk.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Total Ash||Not more than 2.5 per cent
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|Acid insoluble ash||Not more than 0.8 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive||Not less than 55.0 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive||Not less than 65.0 per cent
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|Reducing suga|| 25 to 35 per cent
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|Non-reducing sugar||4.7 to 6.3 per cent
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|pH (5 % aqueous solution)||3.35 to 3.75
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==References==
 
==References==

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

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash the Draaksha with fresh water, till it becomes clean and drain the water completely. Remove the seeds and crush to a fine paste.
  • Clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2, 4 and 5 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Clean the ingredient number 6 of the formulation composition, powder and pass through sieve number 120.[1]

Description

  • Semi solid, malleable, dark brown, sticky preparation, with a spicy odour, sour and pungent, sweet taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Pandu (anemia), Kamala (jaundice), Halimaka (chronic obstructive Jaundice/chlorosis/advanced stage of jaundice).

Dose

  • 6 to 12 gm twice a day.

Anupāna

  • water, milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 2.5 per cent
Acid insoluble ash Not more than 0.8 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 55.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 65.0 per cent
Reducing suga 25 to 35 per cent
Non-reducing sugar 4.7 to 6.3 per cent
pH (5 % aqueous solution) 3.35 to 3.75

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 100.