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| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Leucorrhoea]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:59, 21 September 2018
Aśokāriṣṭa 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.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Aśokā API | Saraca asoca | St. Bk. | 4.800 kg |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 49.152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 9.6 kg | |
| Prakṣepa Dravya: | |||
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 768 g |
| Ajājī (śveta Jīraka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr | 48 g |
| Mustaka (Mustā API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 48 g |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g |
| Dārvī (Dāruharidrā) API) | Berberis aristata | St. | 48 g |
| Utpala API | Nymphaea stellata | Fl. | 48 g |
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebul | P. | 48 g |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia belerica | P. | 48 g |
| Āmalakī API | Emblica officinalis | P. | 48 g |
| Āmrāsthi (Āmra API) | Mangifera indica | Enm. | 48 g |
| Jīraka (Śveta Jīraka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Vāsā API | Adhatoda vasica | Rt. | 48 g |
| Candana (Śveta 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 (Prakṣepa 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.[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
- Asṛgdara Ruja (Dysmenorrhoea), Yonirujā (Pain in female genital tract), Śvetapradara (Leucorrhoea), Jvara (Fever), Raktapitta (Bleeding disorders), Arśa (Piles), Mandāgni (Dyspepsia), Arocaka (Tastelessness), Meha (Polyuria), Śotha (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 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 16.
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Dysmenorrhoea
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Pain in female genital tract
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Leucorrhoea
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Fever
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Bleeding disorders
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspepsia
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Tastelessness
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Polyuria
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Inflammation
