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*Treat Ghrta to prepare Murcchita Ghrta .
 
*Treat Ghrta to prepare Murcchita Ghrta .
 
*Wash, clean and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 12 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 44 (Kvatha Dravya).
 
*Wash, clean and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 12 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 44 (Kvatha Dravya).
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 16 to 21 of the formulation composition powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 (Kalka Dravyas).
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*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 16 to 21 of the formulation composition powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 ([[Kalka]] Dravyas).
 
*Add water for decoction to the Kvatha Dravya and soak for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth.  
 
*Add water for decoction to the Kvatha Dravya and soak for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth.  
 
*Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
*Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>

Revision as of 15:31, 23 August 2018

Indukaanta Ghrta II is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in Formulation composition given below, with M£rcchita Gh¤ta as the main basic ingredient

Formulation composition

P£t¢ka (Cirabilva API Holoptelea integrifolia St. Bk. 256 g
D¡ru (Devad¡ru API) Cedrus deodara Ht. Wd. 256 g
Bilva API Aegle marmelos St. Bk. 25.6 g
Agnimantha API Premna integrifolia St. Bk. 25.6 g
áyon¡ka API Oroxylum indicum St. Bk . 25.6 g
Gambh¡r¢ API Gmelina arborea St. Bk. 25.6 g
P¡¶al¡ API Stereospermum suaveolance St. Bk. 25.6 g
á¡lapar¸¢ API Desmodium gangeticum Pl. 25.6 g
P¤¿nipar¸¢ API Uraria picta Pl. 25.6 g
B¤hat¢ API Solanum indicum Pl. 25.6 g
Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API Solanum xanthocarpum Pl. 25.6 g
GokÀura API Tribulus terrestris Pl. 25.6 g
Jala for decoction Water 12.288 l
reduce to 3.072 l
Kˢra (Gokˢra API) Cow s milk 768 ml
Gh¤ta (Gogh¤ta API) Clarified butter from Cow s milk 768 g
Pippal¢ API Piper longum Fr . 48 g
Pippal¢m£la (Pippal¢ API) Piper longum Rt. 48 g
Cavya API Piper chaba St. 48 g
Citraka API Plumbago zeylanica Rt. 48 g
áu¸¶h¢ API Zingiber officinale Rz. 48 g
YavakÀ¡ra (Yava API) Hordeum vulgare Water soluble ash of Pl. 48 g

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Ghrta to prepare Murcchita Ghrta .
  • Wash, clean and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 12 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 44 (Kvatha Dravya).
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 16 to 21 of the formulation composition powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 (Kalka Dravyas).
  • Add water for decoction to the Kvatha Dravya and soak for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth.
  • Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.[1]

Description

  • A green-coloured, soft, low melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch, slightly pungent odour and slightly bitter taste

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • sula (pain/colic), Gulma (abdominal lump), Udara (disease of abdomen), Vishamajvara (intermittent fever), Vata Roga (disease due to Vata Dosha), Kshaya (pthisis), Daurbalya (weakness).

Dose

  • 6 to 12 gm twice a day.

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 40 1.468 to 1.473
Specific gravity at 40 0.952 to 0.962
Acid value Not more than 1.44
Saponification value 229 to 231
Iodine value 69 to 70
Peroxide value 85 to 92
Congealing point 280 to 180

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 140.