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Traikaṇṭaka Ghṛta
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Traikantaka Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the raw materials thoroughly.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Murchita Ghrta.
- Pulverize Gokshura (kvatha dravya) to coarse powder and add 16 parts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Gokshura kvatha.
- Treat Śilājatu to prepare Śodhita Śilājatu, and keep aside for addition during snehapāka.[1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, greenish in color with pleasant odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Mūtra krcchra (Dysuria), Prameha (metabolic disorders), Aśmarī (Urinary calculus), Mūtra śarkarā (Gravels in urine), Mūtra do¾a (urinary disorders) and Mūtra dāha (Burning micturition).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm water, Trna paňca mūla Kvātha, Warm milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.451 to 1.452 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910g to 0.930g |
| Saponification value | 200 to 225 |
| Iodine value | 35 to 45 |
| Acid value | Not more than 4 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 5 |
| Congealing point | 220 to 180 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 88.
