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Kāñcanāra Guggulu
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Kanchanaara Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 11 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
- Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu - áuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Gh¤ta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.[1]
Description
- Spherical pills, black or brownish-black in colour, agreeable distinct odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Gulma (abdominal lump), Gandamala (cervical lymphadenitis), Apaci (chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula), Granthi (cyst), Vrana (ulcer), Kushtha (diseases of skin), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano), slipada (filariasis).
Dose
- 2-3 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Mundadi Kvatha, Khadirasara Kvatha, Haritaki Kvatha, Hot water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 12 per cent | |
| Total ash | Not more than 9 per cent | |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 3.5 per cent | |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 22 per cent | |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 23 per cent | |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.6 to 4.8 |
References
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