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Elādya mōdaka
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Elaadya Modaka is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, clean, dry ingredients numbered 1 to 18 in formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85.
- Add sugar to water in a stainless steel vessel and heat, maintaining the temperature between 800 and 900
- After the sugar dissolves, filter the hot syrup through muslin cloth.
- Heat the filtered syrup until it becomes thick syrup of optimum consistency. Stop heating and allow tocool to 500 [1]
Description
- Brown soft balls; initially bitter followed by slightly sweet and pungent taste and faintly flavoured with Ela.
Storage
- Store in cool place in tightly closed amber coloured containers, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Chardi (emesis), Madatyaya (alcoholism), Madyapanaja Vikara (alcholism disorder).
Dose
- 6 to 12 gm twice a day.
Anupāna
- Fresh milk, Mudga Yusha
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 105.
