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.

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 (Kv¡tha 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 (PrakÀepa 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 Kv¡tha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kv¡tha.