Drākṣāsava

Drākṣāsava 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

Drākṣā API	Vitis vinifera	Dr. Fr.	4.8 kg
Jala for decoction	Water		49.152 l
reduced to			12.288 l
Śarkarā API			4.8 kg
Madhu API	Honey		4.8 kg
Prakṣepa Dravyas:
Dhātakī API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	336 g
Jātī API	Jasminum officinale	Fl.	24 g
Lavaṅga API	Syzygium aromaticum	Fl.	Bud 24 g
Kakkola (Kaṅkola API)	Piper cubeba	Fr.	24 g
Lavalīphala API	Cicca acida	Fr.	24 g
Candana (Śveta Candana API)	Santalum album	Ht. Wd.	24 g
Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API)	Piper longum	Fr.	24 g
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St. Bk.	24 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	24 g
Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	24 g

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash and crush the ingredient numbered 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
• Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 6 to 14 (Prakṣepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
• Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.

Description

• Clear brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and sweet taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Arṣa (Piles), Aruci (Tastelessness), Hṛdroga (Heart disease), Pāṇḍu (Anaemia), Raktapitta (Bleeding disorder), Udararoga (Diseases of abdomen), Kṣaṭa (Wound), Śoṣa (Cachexia), 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	0.049 to 0.085 per cent
Total solids	Not less than 25.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.08 to 1.20
pH	4.0 to 4.5
Reducing sugars	Not less than 16.0 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 0.80 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent