Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Ballātakādi Modaka

From Ayurwiki
Revision as of 12:49, 11 August 2018 by Prabhakar (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search
Help icon-72a7cf.svg This page is a stub. Learn how you can help expanding it.

Ballaatakaadi Modaka Modaka is a solid preparation made in the form of lumps, with the ingredients given in the Formulation composition.

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Bhallātaka to prepare Suddha Bhallātaka (Appendix 6.2.7.7).
  • Powder Śuddha Bhallātakā and Harītakī and pass through sieve no. 85.
  • Pound Gu²a in an iron mortar and add other ingredients. Pound well until it becomes a fine homogeneous blend. Roll the above mixture into modaka of approximately 2 g each.Weigh and store in suitable containers, protecting from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Black coloured roughly spherical lumps, firm, but crushing under pressure, with the characteristic odour of Bhallātakā and bitter, astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Pittārśa (anorectal growth due to pitta dosha).

Dose

  • 2 to 5 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Milk, Water

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 5 .