Mṛdvīkādi leha

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Mrdvekaadi leha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash the M¨dvīkā two or three times with fresh water, till it becomes clean, and drain the water completely. Remove the seeds and crush to a fine paste.
• Powder dried Pippalī and Śarkarā separately and pass through sieve No. 85.
• Triturate all the ingredients of the composition to a homogeneous mixture by adding required amount of Madhu, to form a semisolid mass.
• Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.

Description

• Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with a pungent, slightly sweet and sour taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Kāsa (cough).

Dose

• 25 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Water, Milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolics|| 0.7 to 0.8 per cent

Loss on drying	Not more than 32.0 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 1.0 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 0.2 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 30.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 90.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	4.0 to 4.3
Total tannins	0.4 to 0.56 per cent
Total sugar	70 to 73 per cent
Reducing sugars	50 to 51 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	20 to 23 per cent