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Jātīphalādya cūrṇa
Jātīphalādya cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Jātīphala API | Myristica fragrans | Sd. | 1 part |
| Lavaṅga API | Syzygium aromaticum | Fl.Bd. | 1 part |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 1 part |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 1 part |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St.Bk. | 1 part |
| Nāgakeṣara API | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 1 part |
| Karpūra API | Cinnamomum camphora Sub | .Ext | 1 part |
| Candana (Śveta Candana API) | Santalum album | Ht.Wd. | 1 part |
| Tila API | Sesamum indicum | Sd. | 1 part |
| Tvakṣīrī (Vaṁsa API) | Bambusa bambo | s S.C | 1 part |
| Tagara API | Valeriana wallichii | Rt. | 1 part' |
| Āmala (Āmalakī API) | Emblica officinalis | P. | 1 part |
| Tālīsa API | Abies webbiana | Lf. | 1 part |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Pathyā (Harītakī API) | Terminalia chebula | P. | 1 part |
| Sthūlajīraka (Upakuñcīkā API) | Nigella sativa | Sd. | 1 part |
| Citraka API | Plumbago zeylanica | Rt. | 1 part |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 1 part |
| Viḍaṅga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 1 part |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr | . 1 part |
| Bhaṅgā (Vijayā API) Śuddha | Cannabis sativa | Lf | . 20 parts |
| Śarkarā API | Cane sugar | 40 parts |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Bhaṅgā to prepare Śuddha Bhaṅgā.
- Wash and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 6, 8, 9 and 11 to 21.
- Powder the ingredients 1 to 22. The powders should completely pass through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent through sieve number 85.[1]
Description
- Greenish brown, smooth powder, odour characteristic of camphor, tastes sweet and faintly pungent. The powder completely passes through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent through sieve number 85.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Aruci (tastelessness), Atisāra (diarrhoea), Grahaṇī (malabsorption syndrome), Prāvahikā (dysentery), Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (dyspnoea/asthma), Vātaśleṣma Pratiśyāya (rhinitis due to Vāta doṣa and śleṣma doṣa).
Dose
- 2-5 g in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Honey, Water, Takra (Butter milk).
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying at 105 degree | Not more than 6.0 per cent |
| Total Ash | Not more than 7.5 per cent |
| Acid insoluble ash | Not more than 2.8 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 16.0 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 41.0 per cent |
| Total sugar | Not less than 36.0 per cent |
| pH (5 % aqueous solution) | 6.0 to 7.0 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 121.
