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Aśvagandhādi Leha
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Ashvagandhaadi Leha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| áarkar¡ API | Sugar | – | 1.356 kg |
| A¿vagandh¡ API | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 192 g |
| S¡riv¡ (áveta s¡riv¡ API) | Hemidesmus indicus | Rt. | 192 g |
| J¢vaka (áveta j¢raka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 192 g |
| Madhusnuh¢ API | Smilax china Smilax glabra (Official Substitute)] | t. Tr. | 192 g |
| Dr¡kÀ¡ API | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr. | 192 g |
| Gh¤ta (Gogh¤ta API) | Clarified butter from cow milk | – | 226 g |
| Madhu API | Honey | – | 452 g |
| El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 24 g |
| Jala API | Potable Water | – | 452 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 2 to 5 and 9 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder.
- Wash, clean Draksha, soak in water till fully swollen and crush to make paste.
- Take Ghrta in a stainless steel vessel and heat till it becomes free from moisture.
- Add soaked Draksha to the Ghrta and fry it to make moisture free, then add powdered ingredients and fry till it turns to a soft bolus.
- Add sugar to water and heat, maintaining the temperature between 800 and 900 After the sugar dissolves, filter the hot syrup through muslin cloth.[1]
Description
- A blackish brown, semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and bitter astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Raktavikara (disorders of blood), Krsatva (cachexia), Arsa (piles), Unamada (psychosis), used as Balya (tonic), Rasayana (rejuvenating agents), Vajrkara(aphrodisiasis).
Dose
- 6 to 12 g with milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total Ash | Not more than 2 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 19 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 46 per cent |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 28 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.7 to 5.0 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 27.
