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Khadirāriṣṭa 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
| Khadira API | Acacia catechu | Ht. Wd | 2.4 kg |
| Devadāru API | Cedrus deodara | Ht. Wd | 2.4 kg |
| Bākucī API | Psoralea corylifolia | Sd. | 576 g |
| Dārvī (Dāruharidrā API) | Berberis aristata | St. | 960 g |
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 960 g |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia belerica | P. | 960 g |
| āmalakī API | Emblica officinalis | P. | 960 g |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 98.304 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Mākṣika (Madhu API) | Honey | 9.6 kg | |
| Śarkarā API | Cane sugar | 4.8 kg | |
| Prakṣepa Dravyas: | |||
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 960 g |
| Kaṅkola API | Piper cubeba | Fr. | 48 g |
| Nāgakeśara API | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 48 g |
| Jātīphala API | Myristica fragrans | Sd. | 48 g |
| Lavaṅga API | Syzygium aromaticum | Fl. Bd. | 48 g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 48 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 48 g |
| Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 192 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 (Kvatha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 12 to 19 (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 Kvatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.[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
- Mahākuṣṭha (skin diseases), Hṛdroga (heart diseases), Pāṇḍu (anaemia), Arbuda (tumor), Gulma (abdominal lump), Granthi (cysts), Kṛmi (worm infestation), Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (asthma), Plīhodara (splenomegaly).
Dose
- 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.070 to 0.091 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 11.50 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.01 to 1.15 |
| pH | 3.50 to 4.2 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 6.5 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.50 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 49.
