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Kumāryāsava
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Kumaaryaasava is a fermented liquid preparation made with ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Kum¡r¢ Rasa (Kum¡r¢API) | Aloe barbadensis | Lf. | 12.288 l |
| Gu·a API | Jaggery | 4.8 kg | |
| Vijay¡ (Har¢tak¢ API) | Terminalia chebula | P. | 1.2 kg |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 12.288 l | |
| reduced to | 3.072 l | ||
| Madhu API | Honey | 3.072 kg | |
| Dh¡tak¢ API | Woodfordia fructicosa | Fl. | 768 g |
| J¡t¢phala API | Myristica fragrans | Sd. | 48 g |
| Lava´ga API | Syzygium aromaticum | Fl. | Bd. 48 g |
| Ka´kola API | Piper cubeba | Fr. | 48 g |
| Ja¶il¡ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢ API) | Nardostachys jatamansi | Rz. | 48 g |
| Kab¡baka API | Piper cubeba | Fr. | 48 g |
| Cavya API | Piper retrofractum | St. | 48 g |
| Citra (Era¸·a API) | Ricinus communis | Rt. | 48 g |
| J¡tipatr¢ (J¡t¢phala API) | Myristica fragrans | Ar. | 48 g |
| Karka¶a (Karka¶a¿¤´g¢ API) | Pistacia integerrima | Gl. | 48 g |
| AkÀa (Bibh¢taka API) | Terminalia belerica | P. | 48 g |
| PuÀkaram£la (PuÀkara API) | Inula racemosa | Rt | . 48 g |
| M¤ta áulva (T¡mra API) | bhasma Calcined | T¡mra | 48 g |
| M¤ta Loha (Lauha API) | bhasma Calcined | Lauha | 24 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 (Kvaatha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition.
- Add specified amounts of water to the Kvaatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvaatha.[1]
Description
- Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Gulma (abdominal lump), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Arsya (piles), Vatavyadhi (neurological diseases), Apasmara (epilepsy), Kshaya (pthisis); Udara (abdominal diseases), Manyaroga (diseases of neck region), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Kosthastla (abdominal pain Nashtapushpa (menopause).
Dose
- 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.061 to 0.079 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 13.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.01 to 1.10 |
| pH | 3.50 to 4.2 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 7.5 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.30 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent v/v |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 53.
