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==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 4 to 6 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85. Powder | + | *Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 4 to 6 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85. Powder Śuddha Gandhaka to a fine powder and pass through sieve number 85. |
*Weigh all of them separately in the required quantities and mix. | *Weigh all of them separately in the required quantities and mix. | ||
| − | *Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu- | + | *Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-Śuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. |
*Add Eranda Taila in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and pound to a semisolid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity. | *Add Eranda Taila in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and pound to a semisolid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity. | ||
*Expel the mass through Vati machine fitted with a suitable die and cut the Vatis to a desired weight. | *Expel the mass through Vati machine fitted with a suitable die and cut the Vatis to a desired weight. | ||
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==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | * | + | *Āmavāta (rheumatism), Kaṭīśūla (lower backache), Grdhṛasī (sciatica), Khañja (limping), Vātarakta (gout), Paṅgu (paraplegia), Śotha (inflammation), Dāha (burning sensation), Kroṣṭu śīrṣaka (deformed knee due to chronic arthritis). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 13 September 2018
Vātāri Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient
Contents
Formulation composition
| 1. Vātāri Taila (Eraṇḍa API) | Ricinus communis | Sd. Oil. | 1/8 Part |
| 2. Gandhaka API -Śuddha | Sulphur | 1 Part | |
| 3. Guggulu API -Śuddha | Commiphora wightii | O.R | 1 Part |
| 4. Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 1 Part |
| 5. Bibhītaka API | Terminalia belerica | P. | 1 Part |
| 6. Āmalakī API | Emblica officianalis | P. | 1 Part |
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 4 to 6 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85. Powder Śuddha Gandhaka to a fine powder and pass through sieve number 85.
- Weigh all of them separately in the required quantities and mix.
- Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-Śuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
- Add Eranda Taila in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and pound to a semisolid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity.
- Expel the mass through Vati machine fitted with a suitable die and cut the Vatis to a desired weight.
- Roll the Vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Eranda Taila or use suitable mechanical device.[1]
Description
- Spherical pills, greyish-black in colour with agreeable odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Āmavāta (rheumatism), Kaṭīśūla (lower backache), Grdhṛasī (sciatica), Khañja (limping), Vātarakta (gout), Paṅgu (paraplegia), Śotha (inflammation), Dāha (burning sensation), Kroṣṭu śīrṣaka (deformed knee due to chronic arthritis).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 17 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 5.5 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 2 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 28 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 26 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.45 to 4.52 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 192.
