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Triphalā Guggulu
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Triphala Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient
Formulation composition
Har¢tak¢ API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 48 g |
Bibh¢taka API | Terminalia belerica | P. | 48 g |
Ëmalak¢ API | Emblica officinalis | P. | 48 g |
Pippal¢ API | Piper longum | Fr | 48 g |
Guggulu API -áuddha | Commiphora wightii | O.R. | 240 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 4 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
- Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-shuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
- Add Ghrta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.[1]
Description
- Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Arbuda (tumours), Kāmalā (Jaundice), Timira (Cataract), Visarpa (Erysepelas), Pradara (excessive vaginal discharge), Netra rujā (pain in eyes), Netra srāva (Lacrimation), Kāsa (cough), Kantū (itching), Rakta dosha (disorders of Blood), Śvayathu (oedema), Khālitya (Alopecia), Keśa patana (falling of hair), Vishama jvara (intermittent fever), Arma (Pterygium), Śukla netra roga (Eye disorders related to sclera) and Vartma roga (disorders of eyelids).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses. It can also be used in different Netra Kriyā kalpas.
Anupāna
- Warm milk, Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
Loss on drying | Not more than 13 per cent |
Total ash | Not more than 12 per cent |
Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 7 per cent |
Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 13.5 per cent |
Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 30 per cent |
pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.35 to 4.70 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 189.