Aśokāriṣṭa

Ashokaarishta is a fermented liquid preparation, made with the ingredients in 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.

Formulation composition

A¿oka API	Saraca asoca	St. Bk.	4.800 kg
Jala for decoction	Water		49.152 l
reduced to			12.288 l
Gu·a API	Jaggery	PrakÀepa Dravya	9.6 kg
Dh¡tak¢ API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	768 g
Aj¡j¢ (áveta J¢raka API)	Cuminum cyminum	Fr	48 g
Mustaka (Must¡ API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	48 g
áu¸¶h¢ API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	48 g
D¡rv¢ (D¡ruharidr¡) API)	Berberis aristata	St.	48 g
Utpala API	Nymphaea stellata	Fl.	48 g
Har¢tak¢ API	Terminalia chebul	P.	48 g
Bibh¢taka API	Terminalia belerica	P.	48 g
Ëmalak¢ API	Emblica officinalis	P.	48 g
Ëmr¡sthi (Ëmra API)	Mangifera indica	Enm.	48 g
J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API)	Cuminum cyminum	Fr.	48 g
V¡s¡ API	Adhatoda vasica	Rt.	48 g
Candana (áveta Candana API)	Santalum album	Ht. Wd.	48 g

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 5 to 16 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
• Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.

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

• As¤gdara Ruja (dysmenorrhoea), Yoniruja (pain in female genital tract), shvetapradara (leucorrhoea), Jvara (fever), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Arsa (piles), Mandagni (dyspepsia), Arocaka (tastelessness), Meha (polyuria), shotha (inflammation).

Dose

• 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Anupāna

• Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	0.061 to 0.083 per cent
Total solids	Not less than 11.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.02 to 1.12
pH	3.5 to 4.5
Reducing sugars	Not less than 5.50 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 1.00 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent