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==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
*6 - 12 g per day in divided doses with warm water /milk. | *6 - 12 g per day in divided doses with warm water /milk. | ||
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| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
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| + | |Refractive index at 400|| 1.4618 to 1.4622 | ||
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| + | |Specific gravity at 400|| 0.796 to 0.884 | ||
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| + | |Congealing point|| 160 to 220 | ||
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| + | |Saponification value|| 213 to 277 | ||
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| + | |Iodine value|| 32 to 34 | ||
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| + | |Acid value|| Not more than 3 | ||
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| + | |Peroxide value|| Not more than 6 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Sukumaara Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with m£rcchita Gh¤ta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Gh¤ta to prepare m£rcchita Gh¤ta (Appendix 6.2.9.2).
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 11 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through 355 I.S. sieve (sieve number 44) (kv¡tha dravya).
- Add water for decoction to the kv¡tha dravya and soak for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-eighth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kv¡tha.
- Strain the Godugdha through muslin cloth.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 17, 18 and 20 to 24 of the Formulation
- Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 I.S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder. Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava Lava¸a in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder and pass through 180 I.S. sieve (sieve number 85) (Kalka dravya).
- Transfer [1]
Description
- A greenish yellow coloured, soft, low-melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with a pleasant odour and astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Vidvibandha, (constipation) Udara, (Urticaria), Gulma, (abdominal lump), Pliha roga, (Splenic diseases), Vidradhi (abcess), shopha (oedema), Yonisula (pain in female genital tract), Arsa (Piles), Vrddhi (Hydrocoele), Vatavyadhi (diseases due to Vata Dosha), Vatarakta (Gout).
Dose
- 6 - 12 g per day in divided doses with warm water /milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.4618 to 1.4622 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.796 to 0.884 |
| Congealing point | 160 to 220 |
| Saponification value | 213 to 277 |
| Iodine value | 32 to 34 |
| Acid value | Not more than 3 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 41.
