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Traikaṇṭaka Ghṛta

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Traikantaka Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash and dry all the raw materials thoroughly.
  • Treat Ghrta to prepare Murchita Ghrta.
  • Pulverize Gokshura (kvatha dravya) to coarse powder and add 16 parts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Gokshura kvatha.
  • Treat Śilājatu to prepare Śodhita Śilājatu, and keep aside for addition during snehapāka.[1]

Description

  • A low melting Ghrta, greenish in color with pleasant odour and bitter taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Mūtra krcchra (Dysuria), Prameha (metabolic disorders), Aśmarī (Urinary calculus), Mūtra śarkarā (Gravels in urine), Mūtra do¾a (urinary disorders) and Mūtra dāha (Burning micturition).

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Warm water, Trna paňca mūla Kvātha, Warm milk.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 88.