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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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| + | | Brāhmī svarasa (Brāhmī API)|| Bacopa monnieri ||Pl. ||1.536 l | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Gh¨ta (Go Gh¨ta) API ||Clarified butter from cow’s milk|| || 768 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Śu´°hī API ||Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||12 g | ||
| + | | Marica API ||Piper nigrum ||Fr.|| 12 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Pippalī API ||Piper longum ||Fr.|| 12 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Śyāmā (Triv¨t API)|| Operculina turpethum ||Rt.|| 12 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Triv¨t API ||Operculina turpethum|| Rt.|| 12 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Dantī API ||Baliospermum montanum|| Rt. ||12 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Śa¬khapu¾pī API ||Convolvulus pluricaulis|| W. P.|| 12 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | N¨padruma (Āragvadha API)|| Cassia fistula|| Fr. Pulp|| 12 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Saptalā API ||Euphorbia dracunculoides ||W. P.|| 12 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | K¨mihara (Vi²a¬ga API) ||Embelia ribes ||Fr. ||12 g | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
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Brahmi Ghrta is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Ghrta as the basic ingredient
Contents
Formulation composition
| Brāhmī svarasa (Brāhmī API) | Bacopa monnieri | Pl. | 1.536 l | ||||
| Gh¨ta (Go Gh¨ta) API | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g | |||||
| Śu´°hī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 12 g | Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g | ||||
| Śyāmā (Triv¨t API) | Operculina turpethum | Rt. | 12 g | ||||
| Triv¨t API | Operculina turpethum | Rt. | 12 g | ||||
| Dantī API | Baliospermum montanum | Rt. | 12 g | ||||
| Śa¬khapu¾pī API | Convolvulus pluricaulis | W. P. | 12 g | ||||
| N¨padruma (Āragvadha API) | Cassia fistula | Fr. Pulp | 12 g | ||||
| Saptalā API | Euphorbia dracunculoides | W. P. | 12 g | ||||
| K¨mihara (Vi²a¬ga API) | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 12 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Take fresh Brāhmī and wash thoroughly with water. Grind and filter with muslin cloth to obtain
- Brāhmī svarasa.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Take the other ingredients (Kalka dravya) numbered 3 to 12, wash, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85.
- Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.[1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, green in colour with soft, unctuous touch, pleasant odour and bitter taste
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Apasmāra (Epilepsy), Unmāda (Insanity), Vandhyatva (infertility), Kushtha (skin disorders), Vāksvara bharga (inability to speak properly), Smrti kshaya (memory loss) and Buddhi māndya (mental retardation).
Dose
- 12 to 24 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm milk and warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.454 to1.465 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.930g to 0.945g |
| Saponification value | 190 to 230 |
| Iodine value | 30 to 40 |
| Acid value | Not more than 2 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 4 |
| Congealing point | 210 to 170 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 64.
