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Arka Lavaṇa
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Arka Lavana is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Collect mature Arka patra. Place alternate layers of Arka patra and Saindhava lava´a in an earthen pot.
- Keep a śarāva to cover the pot. Seal the edge of the śarāva and the pot with seven consecutive layers of clay-smeared cloth and allow to dry.
- Subject it to fire till the pot becomes red-hot. Remove the contents from the pot and grind to a fine powder in a khalva.
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]
Description
- A fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; grey in colour, odourless, taste salty.
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 104.
