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| − | | Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API) ||Tinospora cordifolia ||St.|| 4.8 kg | + | | Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API) ||[[Tinospora cordifolia]] ||St.|| 4.8 kg |
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| − | |Bilva API ||Aegle marmelos ||St. Bk. ||480 g | + | |Bilva API ||[[Aegle marmelos]] ||St. Bk. ||480 g |
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| − | | Śyonāka API ||Oroxylum indicum ||St. Bk. ||480 g | + | | Śyonāka API ||[[Oroxylum indicum]] ||St. Bk. ||480 g |
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| − | | Gambhārī API ||Gmelina arborea ||St. Bk.|| 480 g | + | | Gambhārī API ||[[Gmelina arborea]] ||St. Bk.|| 480 g |
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| − | | Pāṭalā API ||Stereospermum suaveolens ||St. Bk.|| 480 g | + | | Pāṭalā API ||[[Stereospermum suaveolens]] ||St. Bk.|| 480 g |
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| − | | Agnimantha API|| Premna mucronata ||St. Bk. ||480 g | + | | Agnimantha API||[[ Premna mucronata]] ||St. Bk. ||480 g |
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| − | | Śālaparṇī API ||Desmodium gangeticum ||Pl. ||480 g | + | | Śālaparṇī API ||[[Desmodium gangeticum]] ||Pl. ||480 g |
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| − | | Pṛṣniparṇī API ||Uraria picta ||Pl.|| 480 g | + | | Pṛṣniparṇī API ||[[Uraria picta]] ||Pl.|| 480 g |
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| − | | Bṛhatī API ||Solanum melongena var. Indicum ||Pl.|| 480 g | + | | Bṛhatī API ||[[Solanum melongena var. Indicum]] ||Pl.|| 480 g |
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| − | | kaṇṭakārī API|| Solanum surattense ||Pl. ||480 g | + | | kaṇṭakārī API|| [[Solanum surattense]] ||Pl. ||480 g |
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| − | | Gokṣura API ||Tribulus terrestris ||Pl.|| 480 g | + | | Gokṣura API ||[[Tribulus terrestris]] ||Pl.|| 480 g |
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| Jala for decoction ||Water || ||49.152 l | | Jala for decoction ||Water || ||49.152 l | ||
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|reduced to || || ||12.288 l | |reduced to || || ||12.288 l | ||
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| − | | Guḍa API ||Jaggery ||Prakepa Dravyas|| 14.4 kg | + | | Guḍa API ||Jaggery ||[[Prakepa Dravyas]]|| 14.4 kg |
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|Prakṣepa dravyas: | |Prakṣepa dravyas: | ||
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| − | | Ajājī (Śveta Jīraka API)|| Cuminum cyminum ||Fr.|| 768 g | + | | Ajājī (Śveta Jīraka API)|| [[Cuminum cyminum]] ||Fr.|| 768 g |
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| − | | Raktapuṣpaka (Parpaṭa API)|| Fumaria parviflora ||Pl.|| 96 g | + | | Raktapuṣpaka (Parpaṭa API)|| [[Fumaria parviflora]] ||Pl.|| 96 g |
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| − | | Saptacchada (Saptaparṇa API)|| Alstonia scholaris ||St. Bk. ||48 g 7 | + | | Saptacchada (Saptaparṇa API)|| [[Alstonia scholaris]] ||St. Bk. ||48 g 7 |
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| − | | Śuṇṭhc API ||Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||48 g | + | | Śuṇṭhc API ||[[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz. ||48 g |
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| − | |Marica API ||Piper nigrum|| Fr. ||48 g | + | |Marica API ||[[Piper nigrum]]|| Fr. ||48 g |
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| − | | Pippalī API ||Piper longum ||Fr. ||48 g | + | | Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]] ||Fr. ||48 g |
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| − | | Nāgakeśara API ||Mesua ferrea ||Stmn. ||48 g | + | | Nāgakeśara API ||[[Mesua ferrea]] ||Stmn. ||48 g |
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| − | |Abda (Mustā API) ||Cyperus rotundus|| Rz.|| 48 g | + | |Abda (Mustā API) ||[[Cyperus rotundus]]|| Rz.|| 48 g |
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| − | |Kaṭvī (Kaṭukā API) ||Picrorrhriza kurroa|| Rz. ||48 g | + | |Kaṭvī (Kaṭukā API) ||[[Picrorrhriza kurroa]]|| Rz. ||48 g |
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| − | | Prativiṣā (Ativiṣā) API) ||Aconitum heterophyllum|| Rt.|| 48 g | + | | Prativiṣā (Ativiṣā) API) ||[[Aconitum heterophyllum]]|| Rt.|| 48 g |
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| − | | Vatsabīja (Indrayava API) ||Holarrhena antidysenterica|| Sd.|| 48 g | + | | Vatsabīja (Indrayava API) ||[[Holarrhena antidysenterica]]|| Sd.|| 48 g |
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Revision as of 10:03, 8 September 2018
Amṛtāriṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API) | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 4.8 kg |
| Bilva API | Aegle marmelos | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Śyonāka API | Oroxylum indicum | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Gambhārī API | Gmelina arborea | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Pāṭalā API | Stereospermum suaveolens | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Agnimantha API | Premna mucronata | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Śālaparṇī API | Desmodium gangeticum | Pl. | 480 g |
| Pṛṣniparṇī API | Uraria picta | Pl. | 480 g |
| Bṛhatī API | Solanum melongena var. Indicum | Pl. | 480 g |
| kaṇṭakārī API | Solanum surattense | Pl. | 480 g |
| Gokṣura API | Tribulus terrestris | Pl. | 480 g |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 49.152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | Prakepa Dravyas | 14.4 kg |
| Prakṣepa dravyas: | |||
| Ajājī (Śveta Jīraka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 768 g |
| Raktapuṣpaka (Parpaṭa API) | Fumaria parviflora | Pl. | 96 g |
| Saptacchada (Saptaparṇa API) | Alstonia scholaris | St. Bk. | 48 g 7 |
| Śuṇṭhc API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Nāgakeśara API | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 48 g |
| Abda (Mustā API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 48 g |
| Kaṭvī (Kaṭukā API) | Picrorrhriza kurroa | Rz. | 48 g |
| Prativiṣā (Ativiṣā) API) | Aconitum heterophyllum | Rt. | 48 g |
| Vatsabīja (Indrayava API) | Holarrhena antidysenterica | Sd. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 11 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 14 to 24 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha. [1]
Description
- Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- All types of Jvara (fever).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.080 to 0.103 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 25.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.05 to 1.20 |
| pH | 3.40 to 4.40 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 16 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.80 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 8 per cent v/v |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 8.
