Bilvādileha

Bilvādileha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below

Formulation Composition

Bilva API-mūla	Aegle marmelos	Rt.	1536 g
Jala API for decoction reduced to	Water		12.28 l072 l
Jīrna Guda (Purāna Guda) API	Old Jaggery		768 g
Ghana (Mustā API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	12
Dhānya (Dhānyaka API)	Coriandrum sativum	Fr.	12 g
Jīraka (Śvetajīraka API)	Cuminum cyminum	Fr.	12 g
Trutī (Sūksmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	12 g
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St.Bk.	12 g
Keśara (Nāgakeśara API)	Mesua ferrea Stmn.		12 g
Śunthī API	Zingiber officinale	Rz	12 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	12 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	12 g

Take raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
Wash, dry, powder ingredient number 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
Clean, dry, powder the ingredients number 4 to 12 (Praksepa Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
Add jaggery to the Kvātha, boil to dissolve and filter through muslin cloth.
Reduce the kvātha to thicker consistency by gentle boiling and stirring continuously during the process.
Continue heating till the preparation attains the consistency of leha confirmed by the formation of a soft ball that doesn’t disperse in water.
Remove from heat source and allow to cool to room temperature.
Add fine powders of Praksepa Dravya, mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
Pack it in tight closed containers to protect from light and moisture.^[1]

Dark brown semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and sweet, astringent taste.

Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture

Aruci (aversion to food), Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Praseka (excessive salivation), Chardi (emesis).