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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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| + | | Gomaya svarasa|| Water extract of fresh cow dung|| || 3.07 l | ||
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| + | | K¾īra (Godugdha API)|| Cow’s milk|| || 3.07 l | ||
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| + | | Dadhi (Godadhi API) ||Curd from cow’s milk || ||3.07 kg | ||
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| + | | Mūtra (Gomūtra) ||Urine of cow || ||3.07 l | ||
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| + | | Havi (Gogh¨ta API)|| Clarified butter from cow’s milk || ||768 g | ||
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==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
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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.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Gomaya svarasa | Water extract of fresh cow dung | 3.07 l | |
| K¾īra (Godugdha API) | Cow’s milk | 3.07 l | |
| Dadhi (Godadhi API) | Curd from cow’s milk | 3.07 kg | |
| Mūtra (Gomūtra) | Urine of cow | 3.07 l | |
| Havi (Gogh¨ta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g |
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
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 79.
