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Phala Ghṛta
Phala Ghṛta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient
Contents
Formulation composition
Maṅjiṣṭhā API | Rubia cordifolia | Rt. | 12 g |
Kuṣṭha API | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 12 g |
Tagara API | Valeriana wallichii | Rt. | 12 g |
Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 12 g |
Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellirica | P. | 12 g |
Āmalakī API | Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) | P. | 12 g |
Śarkarā API | Sugar | 12 g | |
Vacā API | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 12 g |
Haridrā API | Curcuma longa | Rz. | 12 g |
Dāru haridrā API | Berberis aristata | St. | 12 g |
Madhuka (Ya¾°ī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 12 g |
Medā API | Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute) | Rt.Tr. | 12 g |
Dīpyaka (Yavānī API) | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 12 g |
Kaṭurohiṇī (Kaṭukā API) | Picrorhiza kurroa | Rz./ Rt. | 12 g |
Payasyā (Kṣīra vidārī API) | Ipomoea digitata | Rt.Tr. | 12 g |
Hiṅgu API | Ferula foetida | Exd | . 12 g |
Kākolī API | Withania somnifera (Official substitute) | Rt. | 12 g |
Vājīgandhā (Aśvagandhā API) | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 12 g |
Śatāvarī API | Asparagus racemosus | Rt.Tr. | 12 g |
Ghṛta (Goghṛta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g | |
Kṣīra (Godugdha API) | Cow’s milk | 3.072 l |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Treat Hingu to prepare śodhita Hingu.
- Take the ingredients (kalka dravya) numbered 1 to 19 except Hiṅgu and Śarkarā, wash, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85. Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder, add shodhita Hingu, grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.(Kalka)
- Take Mūrchita Ghṛta in a stainless steel vessel and heat mildly. [1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, greenish yellow in color with pleasant odour and astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Śukra vikāra (disorders of the Śukra dhāthu), Yoni vikāra (disorders of female genital tract), Vandhyatva (Infertility), Garbhinī roga (diseases during pregnancy) and
Kārśya (Emaciation), Uttara Vasti (Vaginal Douche)
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
Refractive index at 400 | 1.440 to 1.450 |
Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910g to 0.940g |
Saponification value | 185 to 210 |
Iodine value | 35 to 42 |
Acid value | Not more than 3 |
Peroxide value | Not more than 4 |
Congealing point | 220 to 170 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 83.