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| − | |Citraka API – kvātha|| Plumbago zeylanica|| Rt. ||4.800 l | + | |Citraka API – kvātha|| [[Plumbago zeylanica]]|| Rt. ||4.800 l |
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| − | |Āmalakī API - kvātha ||Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis)||P. ||4.800 l | + | |Āmalakī API - kvātha ||[[Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis)]]||P. ||4.800 l |
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| − | | Gudūcī API – kvātha ||Tinospora cordifolia ||St. ||4.800 l | + | | Gudūcī API – kvātha ||[[Tinospora cordifolia]] ||St. ||4.800 l |
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|Daśāmūla API - kvātha || || ||4.800 l | |Daśāmūla API - kvātha || || ||4.800 l | ||
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| − | |(a.) Bilva API ||Aegle marmelos|| Rt./St. Bk.|| | + | |(a.) Bilva API ||[[Aegle marmelos]]|| Rt./St. Bk.|| |
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| − | |(b.) Agnimantha API ||Premna mucronata (Official substitute) ||Rt./St. Bk.|| | + | |(b.) Agnimantha API ||[[Premna mucronata (Official substitute)]] ||Rt./St. Bk.|| |
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| − | |(c.) Śyonāka API ||Oroxylum indicum ||Rt./St. Bk.|| | + | |(c.) Śyonāka API ||[[Oroxylum indicum]] ||Rt./St. Bk.|| |
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| − | |(d.) Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API)|| Gmelina arborea ||Rt./St. Bk.|| | + | |(d.) Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API)|| [[Gmelina arborea]] ||Rt./St. Bk.|| |
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| − | |(e.) Pātalā API||Stereospermum suaveolens ||Rt./St. Bk.|| | + | |(e.) Pātalā API||[[Stereospermum suaveolens]] ||Rt./St. Bk.|| |
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| − | |(f.) Śālaparnī API ||Desmodium gangeticum ||Pl|| | + | |(f.) Śālaparnī API ||[[Desmodium gangeticum]] ||Pl|| |
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| − | |(g.) Pṛṣniparṇī API ||Uraria picta ||Pl|| | + | |(g.) Pṛṣniparṇī API ||[[Uraria picta]] ||Pl|| |
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| − | |(h.) Śvadaṁṣtrā (Gokṣura API)|| Tribulus terrestris ||Pl|| | + | |(h.) Śvadaṁṣtrā (Gokṣura API)|| [[Tribulus terrestris]] ||Pl|| |
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| − | |(i.) Bṛhatī API|| Solanum indicum|| Pl|| | + | |(i.) Bṛhatī API|| [[Solanum indicum]]|| Pl|| |
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| − | |(j.) Kāntakārī API ||Solanum surattense|| Pl|| | + | |(j.) Kāntakārī API ||[[Solanum surattense]]|| Pl|| |
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| − | |Pathyā (Harītakī API) – cūrņa|| Terminalia chebula ||P. ||3.07 kg | + | |Pathyā (Harītakī API) – cūrņa|| [[Terminalia chebula]] ||P. ||3.07 kg |
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|Guda API ||Jaggery || ||4.80 kg | |Guda API ||Jaggery || ||4.80 kg | ||
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| − | |Śuṇṭhī API|| Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||96 g | + | |Śuṇṭhī API|| [[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz. ||96 g |
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| − | | Marica API ||Piper nigrum|| Fr. ||96 g | + | | Marica API ||[[Piper nigrum]]|| Fr. ||96 g |
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| − | |Pippalī API ||Piper longum ||Fr. ||96 g | + | |Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]] ||Fr. ||96 g |
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| − | |Tvak API ||Cinnamomum zeylanicum|| St.Bk. 9||6 g | + | |Tvak API ||[[Cinnamomum zeylanicum]]|| St.Bk. 9||6 g |
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| − | |Elā (Sūkşmailā API)|| Elettaria cardamomum ||Sd.|| 96 g | + | |Elā (Sūkşmailā API)|| [[Elettaria cardamomum]] ||Sd.|| 96 g |
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| − | |Patra (Tejapatra API) ||Cinnamomum tamala|| Lf.|| 96 g | + | |Patra (Tejapatra API) ||[[Cinnamomum tamala]]|| Lf.|| 96 g |
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|Madhu API|| Honey || ||384 g | |Madhu API|| Honey || ||384 g | ||
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| − | |Kṣāra (Yava API) ||Hordeum vulgare|| Water soluble Ash of Pl. ||24 g | + | |Kṣāra (Yava API) ||[[Hordeum vulgare]]|| Water soluble Ash of Pl. ||24 g |
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Revision as of 17:53, 6 September 2018
Citraka Harītakī is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:
Contents
Formulation composition
| Citraka API – kvātha | Plumbago zeylanica | Rt. | 4.800 l |
| Āmalakī API - kvātha | Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) | P. | 4.800 l |
| Gudūcī API – kvātha | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 4.800 l |
| Daśāmūla API - kvātha | 4.800 l | ||
| (a.) Bilva API | Aegle marmelos | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (b.) Agnimantha API | Premna mucronata (Official substitute) | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (c.) Śyonāka API | Oroxylum indicum | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (d.) Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) | Gmelina arborea | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (e.) Pātalā API | Stereospermum suaveolens | Rt./St. Bk. | |
| (f.) Śālaparnī API | Desmodium gangeticum | Pl | |
| (g.) Pṛṣniparṇī API | Uraria picta | Pl | |
| (h.) Śvadaṁṣtrā (Gokṣura API) | Tribulus terrestris | Pl | |
| (i.) Bṛhatī API | Solanum indicum | Pl | |
| (j.) Kāntakārī API | Solanum surattense | Pl | |
| Pathyā (Harītakī API) – cūrņa | Terminalia chebula | P. | 3.07 kg |
| Guda API | Jaggery | 4.80 kg | |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 96 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 96 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 96 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St.Bk. 9 | 6 g |
| Elā (Sūkşmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 96 g |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 96 g |
| Madhu API | Honey | 384 g | |
| Kṣāra (Yava API) | Hordeum vulgare | Water soluble Ash of Pl. | 24 g |
Method of preparation
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 4 (Kvātha dravya) of the Formulation composition separately and pass through sieve no. 44 to obtain a coarse powder.
- Dry and powder the ingredient number 5 separately and ingredients number 7 to 13 (Praksepa dravyas) of the Formulation composition to a fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
- Add required amount of water to the Kvātha dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
- Mix all the Kvāthas together. Add Jaggery, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
- Reduce the Kvātha to a thicker consistency by gentle boiling; add cūrņa of Pathyā and stir thoroughly during the process.
- Add the powdered praksepa dravya no. 7 to 13 while hot at 500 ,mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
- Allow to cool to room temperature. Add honey, mix thoroughly.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Blackish brown, semisolid paste with spicy, pleasant odour and bitter-astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Gulma (abdominal lump), Udāvarta (upward movement of gases), Pīnasa (Chronic rhinitis/Sinusitis), Kāsa (cough), Svāsa (Dyspnoea), Arśa (Piles), Agnimāndya (loss of appetite), Kṣaya (Pthisis), Kṝmi (Helminthiasis / worm infestation).
Dose
- 6 to 12 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 36.0 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 4.7 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1.0 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 21.0 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 67.0 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 6.4 to 6.6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 11.
