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Dhātryādi Ghṛta
Dhaatryaadi Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Dhatrī rasa (Āmalakī API) | Phyllanthus emblica (Emblica officinalis) | P. | 768 ml |
| Vidārī rasa (Vidārī API) | Pueraria tuberosa | Rt.Tr. | 768 ml |
| Ik¾u rasa (Ik¾u API ) | Saccharum officinarum | St.(Juice) | 768 ml |
| Śatāvarī rasa (Śatāvarī API) | Asparagus racemosus | Rt. | 768 ml |
| Kū¾mā´²aka rasa (Kū¾ma´²a API) | Benincasia hispida | Fr.P. | 768 ml |
| Sarpi (Gogh¨ta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 ml | |
| K¾īra (Godugdha API ) | Cow’s milk | 768 ml | |
| M¨dvīkā (Drāk¾ā API) | Vitis vinifera | Dr.Fr. | 24 g |
| Ya¾°yāhvā (Ya¾°ī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 24 g |
| Candana (Śveta candana API) | Santalum album | Ht.Wd. | 24 g |
| Sitā API | Sugar candy | 24 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Obtain ingredients numbered 1 to 5 in fresh form, wash thoroughly, grind and express svarasa through muslin cloth.
- Take the other ingredients (Kalka dravya) numbered 9 and 10, clean, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85. Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder, add cleaned M¨dvīkā and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.[1]
Description
- Medicated Ghrta, greenish yellow in color with pleasant odour and sweet taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Pittaja gulma (lump due to pitta do¾a), Pittaja pāndu (Anemia due to pitta dosha), Mada (intoxication), Mūrchā (Syncope), Madātyaya (alcoholism), Unmāda
(Insanity), Raktapitta (Bleeding disorders), Asrgdara (excessive bledding from vaginal tract), Vandhyatva (Infertility), Vātarakta (Gout), pittavikāra (disorders of Pitta dosha) and Asthisrāva (discharge from bone).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Mixed with equal quantity of sugar and administer with warm milk and warm.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.465 to 1.466 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910 g to 0.920 g |
| Saponification value | 175 to 205 |
| Iodine value | 35 to 45 |
| Acid value | Not more than 2 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 2 |
| Congealing point | 210 to 170 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 72.
