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Difference between revisions of "Haridrā Khaṇḍa"
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==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
*6 g with milk or water. | *6 g with milk or water. | ||
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| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
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| + | |Total Ash|| Not more than 3 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Acid-insoluble ash||Not more than 1 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Alcohol-soluble extractive||Not less than 14 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Loss on drying||Not more than 6 per cent | ||
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| + | |pH (1% aqueous solution)||3.3 to 3.7 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Iron content (% w/w)|| Not more than 0.05 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Reducing Sugars||80 to 85 per cent | ||
| + | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Haridraa Khandha consists of granular material made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Lauha to prepare Lauha bhasma.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 5 to 11 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture along with Lauha bhasma.
- Wash, clean, dry Haridraa, powder and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder[1]
Description
- Yellowish to brown granular material with taste and odour characteristic of turmeric along with pungency.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured glass containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Shitapitta (urticaria), Kandu (itching), Visphota (blister), Dadru (Taeniasis), Udarda (urticaria), Kotha (urticaria).
Dose
- 6 g with milk or water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total Ash | Not more than 3 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 14 per cent |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 6 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 3.3 to 3.7 |
| Iron content (% w/w) | Not more than 0.05 per cent |
| Reducing Sugars | 80 to 85 per cent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 29.
