Aśvagandhādi Leha

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Ashvagandhaadi Leha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 2 to 5 and 9 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder.
• Wash, clean Draksha, soak in water till fully swollen and crush to make paste.
• Take Ghrta in a stainless steel vessel and heat till it becomes free from moisture.
• Add soaked Draksha to the Ghrta and fry it to make moisture free, then add powdered ingredients and fry till it turns to a soft bolus.
• Add sugar to water and heat, maintaining the temperature between 800 and 900 After the sugar dissolves, filter the hot syrup through muslin cloth.

Description

• A blackish brown, semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and bitter astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Raktavikara (disorders of blood), Krsatva (cachexia), Arsa (piles), Unamada (psychosis), used as Balya (tonic), Rasayana (rejuvenating agents), Vajrkara(aphrodisiasis).

Dose

• 6 to 12 g with milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash

Not more than 2 per cent

Acid-insoluble ash

Not more than 1 per cent

Alcohol-soluble extractive

Not less than 19 per cent

Water-soluble extractive

Not less than 46 per cent

Loss on drying

Not more than 28 per cent

pH (1% aqueous solution)

4.7 to 5.0