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Jātīphalādya cūrṇa

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Jātīphalādya cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Jātīphala API Myristica fragrans Sd. 1 part
Lavaṅga API Syzygium aromaticum Fl.Bd. 1 part
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 1 part
Patra (Tejapatra API) Cinnamomum tamala Lf. 1 part
Tvak API Cinnamomum zeylanicum St.Bk. 1 part
Nāgakeṣara API Mesua ferrea Stmn. 1 part
Karpūra API Cinnamomum camphora Sub .Ext 1 part
Candana (Śveta Candana API) Santalum album Ht.Wd. 1 part
Tila API Sesamum indicum Sd. 1 part
Tvakṣīrī (Vaṁsa API) Bambusa bambo s S.C 1 part
Tagara API Valeriana wallichii Rt. 1 part'
Āmala (Āmalakī API) Emblica officinalis P. 1 part
Tālīsa API Abies webbiana Lf. 1 part
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 1 part
Pathyā (Harītakī API) Terminalia chebula P. 1 part
Sthūlajīraka (Upakuñcīkā API) Nigella sativa Sd. 1 part
Citraka API Plumbago zeylanica Rt. 1 part
Śuṇṭhī API Zingiber officinale Rz. 1 part
Viḍaṅga API Embelia ribes Fr. 1 part
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr . 1 part
Bhaṅgā (Vijayā API) Śuddha Cannabis sativa Lf . 20 parts
Śarkarā API Cane sugar 40 parts

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Bhaṅgā to prepare Śuddha Bhaṅgā.
  • Wash and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 6, 8, 9 and 11 to 21.
  • Powder the ingredients 1 to 22. The powders should completely pass through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent through sieve number 85.[1]

Description

  • Greenish brown, smooth powder, odour characteristic of camphor, tastes sweet and faintly pungent. The powder completely passes through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent through sieve number 85.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Aruci (tastelessness), Atisāra (diarrhoea), Grahaṇī (malabsorption syndrome), Prāvahikā (dysentery), Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (dyspnoea/asthma), Vātaśleṣma Pratiśyāya (rhinitis due to Vāta doṣa and śleṣma doṣa).

Dose

  • 2-5 g in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Honey, Water, Takra (Butter milk).

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying at 105 degree Not more than 6.0 per cent
Total Ash Not more than 7.5 per cent
Acid insoluble ash Not more than 2.8 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 16.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 41.0 per cent
Total sugar Not less than 36.0 per cent
pH (5 % aqueous solution) 6.0 to 7.0

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 121.