Elādi Cūrṇa

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Elādi Churna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Dry Kola majja in an oven at 500 for 24 h and powder immediately after drying and pass
• through sieve number 85. Wash, dry and powder all other cleaned ingredients (number 1 to 3 and 5 to 9) individually and pass through sieve number 85.
• Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain ahomogeneous blend.
• Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.

Description

• Brown-coloured, smooth powder with characteristic odour of Elā, and a spicy, pungent taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Asthma).

Dose

• 10 g daily in divided dose.

Anupāna

• Honey, Sugar.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 7 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 2 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 10 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 90.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	5 to 7