Aravindāsava

Aravindasaava is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Formulation composition

Aravinda (Kamala API)	Nelumbo nucifera	Fl.	16 g
U¿¢ra API	Vetivera zizanioides	Rt.	16 g
K¡¿mar¢ (Gambh¡r¢ API)	Gmelina arborea	Fr.	16 g
N¢lotpala (Utpala API)	Nymphaea stellata	Fl.	16 g
MaµjiÀ¶h¡ API	Rubia cordifolia	Rt.	16 g
Bal¡ API	Sida cordifolia	Rt.	16 g
M¡Æs¢ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢ API)	Nardostachys jatamansi	Rz.	16g
El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	16 g
Ambuda (Must¡ API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	16 g
á¡riv¡ (áveta S¡riv¡ API)	Hemidesmus indicus	Rt.	16 g
áiv¡ (Har¢tak¢ API)	Terminalia chebula	P.	16 g
Bibh¢taka API	Terminalia bellirica	P.	16 g
Vac¡ API	Acorus calamus	Rz.	16 g
Dh¡tr¢ (Ëmalak¢ API)	Emblica officinalis	P.	16 g
áa¶¢ API	Hedychium spicatum	Rz.	16 g
áy¡m¡ (Triv¤t API)	Ipomoea turpethum	Rt.	16 g
N¢lin¢ (N¢l¢ API)	Indigofera tinctoria	Rt.	16 g
Pa¶ola API	Trichosanthes dioica		Lf. / Pl. 16 g
Parpa¶a API	Fumaria parviflora	Pl.	16 g 11
P¡rtha (Arjuna API)	Terminalia arjuna	St. Bk.	16 g
Madh£ka API	Madhuca indica	Fl.	16 g
Madhuka (YaÀ¶¢ API)	Glycyrrhiza glabra	Rt.	16 g
Mur¡ API	Selinium tenuifolium	Rt.	16 g
Dr¡kÀ¡ API	Vitis vinifera	Dry Fr.	320 g
Dh¡tak¢ API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	256 g
Jala Water			8.19 l
áarkar¡ API	Sugar		1.6 kg
M¡kÀika (Madhu API)	Honey		0.8 kg

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of Pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 23 of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Wash and clean the ingredients numbered 24 and 25 of the formulation composition.
• Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 27 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.

Description

• Clear light brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and acrid taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Karsya (emaciation), Balakshaya (loss of strength/immunity), Sarva Bala Roga (all children diseases), Grahadosha (certain psychotic syndrome), ayushya (life prolonging)

Dose

• 3 to 12 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day over one year of age and 10 to 20 drops up to one year, 2-3 times a day.

Anupāna

• Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	Not less than 0.05 per cent
Total solids	10 to 20 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.0 to 1.1
pH	3.0 to 4.5
Reducing sugars	3.5 to 5.5 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 1.0 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent