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Latest revision as of 17:21, 14 September 2018
Pañcasama Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below
Contents
Formulation composition
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 1 part |
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 1 part |
| Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Trivṛt API | Ipomoea turpethum | Rt. | 1 part |
| Sauvarcala lavaṇa API | Black salt | 1 part |
Method of preparation
- Take the ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the cleaned ingredients 1 to 4 individually in a pulverizer also powder ingredients 5 and sift separately through sieve number 85.
- Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- Pale brown, smooth powder, odour pungent and taste slightly pungent with tingling sensation. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Ādhmāna (Flatulence with gurgling sound), Śūla (Pain / Colic), Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Arśa (Piles), Udara roga (Diseases of abdomen), Vibandha (Constipation).
Dose
- 3 to 5 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 10 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 22 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 3 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 20 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 35 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.5 to 4.7 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 54.
