Pañcatikta Ghṛta

Panchatikta Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.

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.

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