Bilvādileha

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Bilvādi Leha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below

Method of preparation

• Take raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry, powder ingredient number 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Clean, dry, powder the ingredients number 4 to 12 (Prak¾epa Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
• Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
• Add jaggery to the Kvātha, boil to dissolve and filter through muslin cloth.
• Reduce the kvātha to thicker consistency by gentle boiling and stirring continuously during the process.
• Continue heating till the preparation attains the consistency of leha confirmed by the formation of a soft ball that doesn’t disperse in water.
• Remove from heat source and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Add fine powders of Prak¾epa Dravya, mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
• Pack it in tight closed containers to protect from light and moisture.

Description

• Dark brown semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and sweet, astringent taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture

Therapeutic uses

• Aruci (aversion to food), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Praseka (excessive salivation), Chardi (emesis).

Dose

• 6 g to be licked up 2 to 3 times in small quantities each time.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 20.0 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 2.3 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 0.22 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 6.8 per cent