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| − | ''' | + | '''Kumāryāsava''' is a fermented liquid preparation made with 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. |
==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
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| − | | | + | | Kumārī Rasa (Kumārī API) ||Aloe barbadensis ||Lf.|| 12.288 l |
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| − | | | + | | Guḍa API|| Jaggery|||| 4.8 kg |
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| − | | | + | | Vijayā (Harītakī API) ||Terminalia chebula|| P.|| 1.2 kg |
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| Jala for decoction ||Water|||| 12.288 l | | Jala for decoction ||Water|||| 12.288 l | ||
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| Madhu API ||Honey|||| 3.072 kg | | Madhu API ||Honey|||| 3.072 kg | ||
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| − | | | + | | Dhātakī API|| Woodfordia fructicosa|| Fl. ||768 g |
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| − | | | + | | Jātīphala API|| Myristica fragrans ||Sd. ||48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Lavaṅga API ||Syzygium aromaticum ||Fl.|| Bd. 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Kaṅkola API ||Piper cubeba ||Fr.|| 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Jaṭilā (Jaṭāmāṁsī)|| Nardostachys jatamansi|| Rz. ||48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Kabābaka API|| Piper cubeba ||Fr. ||48 g |
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| Cavya API ||Piper retrofractum|| St.|| 48 g | | Cavya API ||Piper retrofractum|| St.|| 48 g | ||
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| − | | Citra ( | + | | Citra (Eraṇḍa API) ||Ricinus communis|| Rt.|| 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Jātipatrī (Jātīphala API)|| Myristica fragrans|| Ar. ||48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Karkaṭa (Karkaṭaśṛṅgi API) ||Pistacia integerrima ||Gl.|| 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Akṣa (Bibhītaka API) ||Terminalia belerica|| P. ||48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Puṣkaramūla (Puṣkara API)|| Inula racemosa|| Rt||. 48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Mṛta śulva (Tāmra API)|| bhasma Calcined ||T¡mra ||48 g |
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| − | | | + | | Mṛta Loha (Lauha API)|| bhasma Calcined|| Lauha ||24 g |
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*Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
*Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition. | *Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition. | ||
| − | *Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 ([[Kvātha]] | + | *Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 ([[Kvātha Dravya]]) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder. |
| − | *Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder. | + | *Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 ([[Prakshepa Dravya]]) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder. |
*Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition. | *Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition. | ||
| − | *Add specified amounts of water to the [[Kvātha]] | + | *Add specified amounts of water to the [[Kvātha Dravya]], soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain [[Kvātha]].<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | *Gulma (abdominal lump), | + | *Gulma (abdominal lump), Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (asthma), Arśa (piles), Vātavyādhi (neurological diseases), Apasmāra (epilepsy), Kṣaya (pthisis); Udara (abdominal diseases), Manyāroga (diseases of neck region), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Koṣṭhaśūla (abdominal pain) Naṣṭa puṣpa (menopause). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 10 September 2018
Kumāryāsava is a fermented liquid preparation made with 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
| Kumārī Rasa (Kumārī API) | Aloe barbadensis | Lf. | 12.288 l |
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 4.8 kg | |
| Vijayā (Harītakī API) | Terminalia chebula | P. | 1.2 kg |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 12.288 l | |
| reduced to | 3.072 l | ||
| Madhu API | Honey | 3.072 kg | |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fructicosa | Fl. | 768 g |
| Jātīphala API | Myristica fragrans | Sd. | 48 g |
| Lavaṅga API | Syzygium aromaticum | Fl. | Bd. 48 g |
| Kaṅkola API | Piper cubeba | Fr. | 48 g |
| Jaṭilā (Jaṭāmāṁsī) | Nardostachys jatamansi | Rz. | 48 g |
| Kabābaka API | Piper cubeba | Fr. | 48 g |
| Cavya API | Piper retrofractum | St. | 48 g |
| Citra (Eraṇḍa API) | Ricinus communis | Rt. | 48 g |
| Jātipatrī (Jātīphala API) | Myristica fragrans | Ar. | 48 g |
| Karkaṭa (Karkaṭaśṛṅgi API) | Pistacia integerrima | Gl. | 48 g |
| Akṣa (Bibhītaka API) | Terminalia belerica | P. | 48 g |
| Puṣkaramūla (Puṣkara API) | Inula racemosa | Rt | . 48 g |
| Mṛta śulva (Tāmra API) | bhasma Calcined | T¡mra | 48 g |
| Mṛta Loha (Lauha API) | bhasma Calcined | Lauha | 24 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition.
- Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth 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
- Gulma (abdominal lump), Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (asthma), Arśa (piles), Vātavyādhi (neurological diseases), Apasmāra (epilepsy), Kṣaya (pthisis); Udara (abdominal diseases), Manyāroga (diseases of neck region), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Koṣṭhaśūla (abdominal pain) Naṣṭa puṣpa (menopause).
Dose
- 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.061 to 0.079 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 13.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.01 to 1.10 |
| pH | 3.50 to 4.2 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 7.5 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.30 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent v/v |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 53.
