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Amṛtāriṣṭa

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Amritaarishta is a fermented liquid preparation made with the 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.

Formulation composition

Am¤t¡ (Gu·£c¢ API) Tinospora cordifolia St. 4.8 kg
Bilva API Aegle marmelos St. Bk. 480 g
áyon¡ka API Oroxylum indicum St. Bk. 480 g
Gambh¡r¢ API Gmelina arborea St. Bk. 480 g
P¡¶al¡ API Stereospermum suaveolens St. Bk. 480 g
Agnimantha API Premna mucronata St. Bk. 480 g
á¡lapar¸¢ API Desmodium gangeticum Pl. 480 g
P¤Ànipar¸¢ API Uraria picta Pl. 480 g
B¤hat¢ API Solanum melongena var. Indicum Pl. 480 g
Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API Solanum surattense Pl. 480 g
GokÀura API Tribulus terrestris Pl. 480 g
Jala for decoction Water 49.152 l
reduced to 12.288 l
Gu·a API Jaggery PrakÀepa Dravyas 14.4 kg
Aj¡j¢ (áveta J¢raka API) Cuminum cyminum Fr. 768 g
RaktapuÀpaka (Parpa¶a API) Fumaria parviflora Pl. 96 g
Saptacchada (Saptapar¸a API) Alstonia scholaris St. Bk. 48 g 7
áu¸¶h¢ API Zingiber officinale Rz. 48 g
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 48 g
Pippal¢ API Piper longum Fr. 48 g
N¡gake¿ara API Mesua ferrea Stmn. 48 g
Abda (Must¡ API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 48 g
Ka¶v¢ (Ka¶uk¡ API) Picrorrhriza kurroa Rz. 48 g
PrativiÀ¡ (AtiviÀ¡) API) Aconitum heterophyllum Rt. 48 g
Vatsab¢ja (Indrayava API) Holarrhena antidysenterica Sd. 48 g

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 11 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 14 to 24 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
  • Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha. [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

  • All types of Jvara (fever).

Dose

  • 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content 0.080 to 0.103 per cent
Total solids Not less than 25.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.05 to 1.20
pH 3.40 to 4.40
Reducing sugars Not less than 16 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 0.80 per cent
Alcohol content 5 to 8 per cent v/v
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 8.