Āmalakyādi Cūrṇa

Āmalakyādi' Charna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Āmla (Āmalakī API)	Phyllanthus emblica	P.	1 part (Emblica officinalis)
Citraka API	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	1 part
Pathyā (Harītakī API)	Terminalia chebula	P.	1 part
Pippalī API	Piper logum	Fr.	1 part
Saindhava lava´a API	Rock salt		1 part

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Roast Saindhava lava´a in a stainless steel pan at low temperature till it becomes free from moisture, prepare fine powder and pass through sieve number 85.
• Wash and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 5, powder individually in a pulverizer and pass through sieve number 85. Weigh separately each ingredient, mix together and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend. Store it in an air-tight container.
• Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture

Description

• Brown-coloured, smooth powder with pleasant odour and salty, spicy taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Aruci (anorexia), Agnimāndya (dyspepsia), Jvara (Fever), Ajirna (indigestion).

Dose

• 5 to 10 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 27 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 0.6 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 25 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 46 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	3 to 4