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Aravindāsava
Aravindasāva 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.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Aravinda (Kamala API) | Nelumbo nucifera | Fl. | 16 g |
| Uśīra API | Vetivera zizanioides | Rt. | 16 g |
| Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) | Gmelina arborea | Fr. | 16 g |
| Nīlotpala (Utpala API) | Nymphaea stellata | Fl. | 16 g |
| Mañjiṣṭhā API | Rubia cordifolia | Rt. | 16 g |
| Balā API | Sida cordifolia | Rt. | 16 g |
| Māṁsī (Jaṭāmāṁsī API) | Nardostachys jatamansi | Rz. | 16g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 16 g |
| Ambuda (Mustā API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 16 g |
| Sārivā (Śveta Sārivā API) | Hemidesmus indicus | Rt. | 16 g |
| Śivā (Harītakī API) | Terminalia chebula | P. | 16 g |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellirica | P. | 16 g |
| Vacā API | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 16 g |
| Dhātrī (Āmalakī API) | Emblica officinalis | P. | 16 g |
| Śathī API | Hedychium spicatum | Rz. | 16 g |
| Śyāmā (Trivṛt API) | Ipomoea turpethum | Rt. | 16 g |
| Nīlinī (Nīli API) | Indigofera tinctoria | Rt. | 16 g |
| Paṭola API | Trichosanthes dioica | Lf. / Pl. 16 g | |
| Parpaṭa API | Fumaria parviflora | Pl. | 16 g 11 |
| Pārtha (Arjuna API) | Terminalia arjuna | St. Bk. | 16 g |
| Madhūka API | Madhuca indica | Fl. | 16 g |
| Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 16 g |
| Murā API | Selinium tenuifolium | Rt. | 16 g |
| Drākṣā API | Vitis vinifera | Dry Fr. | 320 g |
| Dhtākī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 256 g |
| Jala Water | 8.19 l | ||
| Śarkarā API | Sugar | 1.6 kg | |
| Mākṣika (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.[1]
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 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 12.
