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| Nimba API ||Azadirachta indica ||St. Bk.|| 48 g
 
| Nimba API ||Azadirachta indica ||St. Bk.|| 48 g
 
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| Am¨tā (Gu²ūcī API) ||Tinospora cordifolia ||St. ||48 g
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| Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API) ||Tinospora cordifolia ||St. ||48 g
 
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| Abhayā (Harītakī API) ||Terminalia chebula ||P. ||48 g
 
| Abhayā (Harītakī API) ||Terminalia chebula ||P. ||48 g
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| Somarājī (Bākucī API) ||Psoralea corylifolia ||Fr.|| 48 g
 
| Somarājī (Bākucī API) ||Psoralea corylifolia ||Fr.|| 48 g
 
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| Śu´°hī API|| Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||12 g
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| Śuṇṭhī API|| Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||12 g
 
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| Vi²a¬ga API ||Embelia ribes ||Fr. ||12 g
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| Viḍaṇga API ||Embelia ribes ||Fr. ||12 g
 
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| E²agaja (Cakramarda API) ||Cassia tora|| Sd.|| 12 g
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| Eḍagaja (Cakramarda API) ||Cassia tora|| Sd.|| 12 g
 
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| Ka´ā (Pippalī API) ||Piper longum ||Fr.|| 12 g
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| Kaṇā (Pippalī API) ||Piper longum ||Fr.|| 12 g
 
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| Yamānī (Yavānī API)|| Trachyspermum ammi ||Fr.|| 12 g
 
| Yamānī (Yavānī API)|| Trachyspermum ammi ||Fr.|| 12 g
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| Jīraka (Śveta Jīraka API) ||Cuminum cyminum|| Fr.|| 12 g
 
| Jīraka (Śveta Jīraka API) ||Cuminum cyminum|| Fr.|| 12 g
 
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| Ka°ukā API ||Picrorrhiza kurroa ||Rt./Rz. ||12 g
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| Kaṭukā API ||Picrorrhiza kurroa ||Rt./Rz. ||12 g
 
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| Khadira API ||Acacia catechu|| Ht. Wd. ||12 g
 
| Khadira API ||Acacia catechu|| Ht. Wd. ||12 g
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| Saindhava Lava´a API|| Rock salt|| || - 12 g
 
| Saindhava Lava´a API|| Rock salt|| || - 12 g
 
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|K¾āra (Yava API)|| Hordeum vulgare Water solubleash of ||Pl. ||12 g
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|Kṣāra (Yava API)|| Hordeum vulgare Water solubleash of ||Pl. ||12 g
 
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| Haridrā API ||Curcuma longa|| Rz. ||12 g
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|Haridrā API ||Curcuma longa|| Rz. ||12 g
 
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| Dāruharidrā API ||Berberis aristata ||St. ||12 g
 
| Dāruharidrā API ||Berberis aristata ||St. ||12 g
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| Devadāru API|| Cedrus deodara ||Ht. Wd.|| 12 g
 
| Devadāru API|| Cedrus deodara ||Ht. Wd.|| 12 g
 
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| Ku¾°ha API ||Saussurea lappa ||Rt. ||12 g
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| Kuṣṭha API ||Saussurea lappa ||Rt. ||12 g
 
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Revision as of 16:21, 20 August 2018

Nimbaadi Churna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:

Formulation composition

Nimba API Azadirachta indica St. Bk. 48 g
Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API) Tinospora cordifolia St. 48 g
Abhayā (Harītakī API) Terminalia chebula P. 48 g
Dhātrī (Āmalakī API) Emblica officinalis P. 48 g
Somarājī (Bākucī API) Psoralea corylifolia Fr. 48 g
Śuṇṭhī API Zingiber officinale Rz. 12 g
Viḍaṇga API Embelia ribes Fr. 12 g
Eḍagaja (Cakramarda API) Cassia tora Sd. 12 g
Kaṇā (Pippalī API) Piper longum Fr. 12 g
Yamānī (Yavānī API) Trachyspermum ammi Fr. 12 g
Ugragandhā (Vacā API) Acorus calamus Rz. 12 g
Jīraka (Śveta Jīraka API) Cuminum cyminum Fr. 12 g
Kaṭukā API Picrorrhiza kurroa Rt./Rz. 12 g
Khadira API Acacia catechu Ht. Wd. 12 g
Saindhava Lava´a API Rock salt - 12 g
Kṣāra (Yava API) Hordeum vulgare Water solubleash of Pl. 12 g
Haridrā API Curcuma longa Rz. 12 g
Dāruharidrā API Berberis aristata St. 12 g
Mustaka (Mustā API) Cyperus rotundus Rt. Tr. 12 g
Devadāru API Cedrus deodara Ht. Wd. 12 g
Kuṣṭha API Saussurea lappa Rt. 12 g

Method of preparation

  • Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava lava´a (number 15) in a stainless steel pan at a low temperature till it becomes free from moisture. Prepare fine powder and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Clean, dry and powder the other ingredients 1 to 21 (except number 15) individually in a pulverizer and sift through sieve number 85 mesh separately.
  • Weigh separately each ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Yellowish brown, smooth powder, taste bitter, salty and odour pungent. 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

  • Udara (diseases of abdomen); Āmavāta (Rheumatism); Vātarakta (Gout); Kushtha (diseases of skin).

Dose

  • 5 g daily in divided dose.

Anupāna

  • Gudūcī kvātha, Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 8 per cent
Total ash Not more than 12 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 10 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 18 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 23 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 4 to 5

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 52.