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Vāsāvaleha
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Vāsāvaleha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Take fresh leaves of Vāsā, wash with water. Chop the leaves to about 2.5 cm, grind into a paste and prepare vāsā svarasa through pu°a pāka vidhi (Annexure 6.1.4)
- Clean, dry, grind Pippalī into fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
- Add powdered Śarkarā to Vāsā svarasa, heat mildly and filter through muslin cloth, after complete dissolution of Śarkarā. Stir continuously while heating on mild fire.
- Concentrate the above mixture by continuous stirring on low fire[1]
Description
- Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with odour of ghee; taste bitter and pungent.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Jvara (Fever), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Rājayakshmā (Tuberculosis), Pārśvaśūla (intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia), Hrtśūla (Angina pectoris).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Milk, Water.
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 33.
