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Pañcatikta Ghṛta
Pañcatikta Ghṛta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Ghṛta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
Nimba API | Azadirachta indica | St.Bk. | 480 g |
Paṭola API | Trichosanthes dioica | Lf. | 480 g |
Vyāghrī (Kaṇṭakārī API) | Solanum surattense | Pl. | 480 g |
Guḍūcī API | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 480 g |
Vāsaka (Vāsā API) | Adhatoda vasica | Rt. | 480 g |
Jala API for decoction | Water | 12.29 l | |
reduced to | 3.07 l | ||
Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 128 g |
Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellirica | P. | 128 g |
Āmalakī API | Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) | P. | 128 g |
Ghṛta (Gogh¨ta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Pulverize ingredients numbered 1 to 5 (kvātha dravya) to coarse powder, add specified quantity of water, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Panchatikta kvātha.[1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, greenish yellow color with pleasant odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Duṣṭavrana (Non-healing ulcer), Kuṣṭa (Leprosy/skin diseases), Vātavyādhi (Disorders due to vitiated Vāta dosha), Pittavyādhi (Diseases due to vitiated Pitta doṣa), Kaphavikāra (Disorders due to vitiated Kapha doṣa), Kṛmi (Worm infestation), Arśa (Piles) and Kāsa (Cough).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm milk, Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
Refractive index at 400 | 1.450 to 1.452 |
Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910 g to 0.930 g |
Saponification value | 180 to 210 |
Iodine value | 30 to 40 |
Acid value | Not more than 3 |
Peroxide value | Not more than 3 |
Congealing point | 210 to 17 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 81.
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Non-healing ulcer
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Leprosy/skin diseases
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Disorders due to vitiated Vāta dosha
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases due to vitiated Pitta doṣa
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Disorders due to vitiated Kapha doṣa
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Worm infestation
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough