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Lashunaadi Vati
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Lashunaadi Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha.
- Treat Hi´gu to get Hingu - shuddha.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
- Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava Lava¸a in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
- Clean Rasona and grind to prepare fine paste.
- Wash and clean fresh Nimbu fruits, cut into halves, squeeze and strain the juice through muslin cloth to obtain Nimbu svarasa.[1]
Description
- Brown coloured pills with characteristic garlic odour and saline taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Visucika (gastro-enteritis with piercing pain), Ajirna (dyspepsia), Atisara (diarrhoea).
Dose
- 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
Total Ash | Not more than 17 per cent |
Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 5 per cent |
Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 14 per cent |
Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 23 per cent |
Loss on drying | Not more than 8 per cent |
pH (1 % aqueous solution) | 3 to 4 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 115.