Kuṭajāriṣṭa

Kuṭajāriṣṭa 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

Kuṭajāriṣṭa (Kuṭajā API)	Holarrhena antidysenterica	St. Bk.	4.8 kg
Mṛdvīkā (Drākṣā API)	Vitis vinifera	Dr. Fr.	2.8 kg
Madhūka Puṣpa (Madhūka API)	Madhuca indica	Fl	. 480 g
Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API)	Gmelina arborea	St. Bk.	480 g
Jala for decoction	Water		49.152 l
reduced to			12.288 l
Guḍa API	Jaggery		4.8 kg
Dhātakī API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	960 g

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 and 4 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
• Wash and clean the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
• Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.
• Add the ingredient number 6 of the formulation composition to the Kvatha, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.

Description

• Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and bitter taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Pravāhikā (Dysentery), Raktātisāra (Diarrhoea with blood), Jvara (Fever).

Dose

• 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	0.119 to 0.201 per cent
Total solids	Not less than 16.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.04 to 1.12
pH	3.5 to 4.5
Reducing sugars	Not less than 7.50 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 0.90 per cent
Alcohol content	4 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent