Sanjivani vati

Sanjivani vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

Vi·a´ga API	Embelia ribes	Fr	1 part
N¡gara (áu¸¶h¢ API)	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	1 part
K¤À¸¡ (Pippal¢ API)	Piper longum	Fr.	1 part
Pathy¡ (Har¢tak¢ API)	Terminalia chebula.	P.	1 part
Ëmala (Ëmalak¢ API)	Phyllanthus emblica	P.	1 part
Bibh¢taka API	Terminalia bellirica	P.	1 part
Vac¡ API	Acorus calamus	Rz.	1 part
Gu·£c¢ API	Tinospora cordifolia	St.	1 part
Bhall¡taka API - áuddha	Semecarpus anacardium	Fr.	1 part
ViÀa (Vatsan¡bha API) - áuddha	Aconitum chasmanthum	Rt. Tr.	1 part
Gom£tra (API)	Cow urine	–	QS

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Bhallataka to get Bhallataka - shuddha.
• Treat Vatsanabha to get Vatsanabha - shuddha.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 8 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to prepare a homogenous blend.
• Powder Bhallataka - shuddha and Vatsanabha- shuddha separately and pass through 180 µm I.

Description

• Black coloured pills with a pleasant odour and acrid taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Ajirna (indigestion), Gulma (abdominal lump), Visucika (gastroenteritis with piercing pain), Sarpadaosa (snake bite).

Dose

• 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water/ Ardraka svarasa.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash	Not more than 4 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 1 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 18 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 17 per cent
Loss on drying	Not more than 10 per cent
pH (1 % aqueous solution)	4.0 to 5.5