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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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| + | |Nimba API ||Azadirachta indica|| St.Bk.|| 480 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Pa°ola API ||Trichosanthes dioica ||Lf. ||480 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Vyāghrī (Ka´°akārī API)|| Solanum surattense ||Pl. ||480 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Gu²ūcī API ||Tinospora cordifolia ||St. ||480 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Vāsaka (Vāsā API)|| Adhatoda vasica ||Rt.|| 480 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Jala API for decoction ||Water || ||12.29 l | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |reduced to || || ||3.07 l | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Harītakī API ||Terminalia chebula|| P. ||128 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Bibhītaka API|| Terminalia bellirica ||P. ||128 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Āmalakī API ||Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis)||P.|| 128 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Gh¨ta (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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Panchatikta Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Nimba API | Azadirachta indica | St.Bk. | 480 g |
| Pa°ola API | Trichosanthes dioica | Lf. | 480 g |
| Vyāghrī (Ka´°akārī API) | Solanum surattense | Pl. | 480 g |
| Gu²ūcī API | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 480 g |
| Vāsaka (Vāsā API) | Adhatoda vasica | Rt. | 480 g |
| Jala API for decoction | Water | 12.29 l | |
| reduced to | 3.07 l | ||
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 128 g |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellirica | P. | 128 g |
| Āmalakī API | Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) | P. | 128 g |
| Gh¨ta (Gogh¨ta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Pulverize ingredients numbered 1 to 5 (kvātha dravya) to coarse powder, add specified quantity of water, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Panchatikta kvātha.[1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, greenish yellow color with pleasant odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Dushtavrana (non-healing ulcer), Kushtha (Leprosy/skin diseases), Vātavyādhi (disorders due to vitiated Vāta dosha), Pittavyādhi (diseases due to vitiated Pitta
do¾a), Kaphavikāra (disorders due to vitiated Kapha dosha), Krmi (worm infestation), Arśa (Piles) and Kāsa (cough).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm milk, Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.450 to 1.452 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910 g to 0.930 g |
| Saponification value | 180 to 210 |
| Iodine value | 30 to 40 |
| Acid value | Not more than 3 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 3 |
| Congealing point | 210 to 17 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 81.
