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Mṛdvīkādi leha

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Mrdvekaadi leha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash the M¨dvīkā two or three times with fresh water, till it becomes clean, and drain the water completely. Remove the seeds and crush to a fine paste.
  • Powder dried Pippalī and Śarkarā separately and pass through sieve No. 85.
  • Triturate all the ingredients of the composition to a homogeneous mixture by adding required amount of Madhu, to form a semisolid mass.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with a pungent, slightly sweet and sour taste.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 24 .