Pippalyādyāsava

Pippalyādyāsava 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

Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	8 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	8 g
Haridrā API	Curcuma longa	Rz	8 g
Cavya API	Piper chaba	Rz.	8 g
Citraka API	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	8 g
Ghana (Mustā API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rt.	8 g
Viḍaṅga API	Embelia ribes	Fr.	8 g
Kramuka (Pūga API)	Areca catechu	Sd	8 g
Lodhra API	Symplocos racemosa	St.	Bk. 8 g
Pāṭhā API	Cissampelos pareira	Rt.*/Pl	. 8 g
Dhātrī (Āmalakā API)	Emblica officinale	P.	8 g
Elavāluka API	Prunus avium	St. Bk.	8 g
Uśīra API	Vetiveria zizanioides	Rt.	8 g
Candana (áveta Candana API)	Santalum album	St. Bk.	8 g
Kuṣṭha API	Saussurea lappa	Rt.	8 g
Lavaṅga API	Syzygium aromaticum	Fl.bd	8 g
Tagara API	Valeriana wallichii	Rz.	8 g
Jaṭāmāṁsī API	Nardostachys jatamansi	Rz.	8 g
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St. Bk.	8 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	8 g
Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	8 g
Priyaṅgu API	Callicarpa macrophylla	Fl.	8 g
Nāgakeśara API	Mesua ferrea	Stmn.	8 g
Jala Water			8.1 l
Guḍa	Jaggery		4.8 kg
Dhātakī API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	160 g
Drākṣā API	Vitis vinifera Linn	Dr.Fr.	2.880 kg

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 23 of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Wash and clean the ingredient number 27 of the formulation composition.
• Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 25 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.
• Transfer the filtrate to a clean container; add Drākṣā, Dhātakī and coarsely powdered other drugs. Seal the mouth of the container.
• Shift the container to the fermentation room and constantly check for the signs of completion of fermentation process.

Description

• Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and acrid taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Grahahṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Karṇīa (Emaciation), Kṣaya (Pthisis), Arṣa (Piles), Udara (Urticaria), Pandu (Anaemia).

Dose

• 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Anupāna

• Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	Not less than 0.1 per cent
Total solids	20 to 30 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.01 to 1.12
pH	1.0 to 1.25
Reducing sugars	10 to 25 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 0.5 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 7.5 per cent
Methanol	Absent