Pañcatikta Guggulu Ghṛta

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Panchatikta Guggulu Ghrta is semisolid preparation made with the ingredients given in the Formulation Composition given below

Method of preparation

• Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 3 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 40.
• Soak the coarse powder of ingredients numbered in 4 times of potable water for 12 h. Gently heat the mixture to boil and continue the boiling to reduce the volume of the mixture to one fourth of its original volume.
• Stop the

Description

• Dark brown, semi-solid paste, unctuous touch with pleasant and characteristic odour and slightly bitter taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Sandhigata Vsta (osteoarthropathy), Asthigata Vata (Vata confined to bones), Majjagata Vata (bone marrow related disorders), Nndi Vrana (sinus), Kushtha (Disease of skin), Arbuda (tumour), Bhagandara (fistula in ano), Gandamala (goiter/cervical lymphadenitis), Guda Roga (anorectal disease), Meha (excessive flow of urine), Yakshma (tuberculosis), Aruci (tastelessness), shasa (asthma), Pinasa (chronic rhinitis/sinusitis), Kasa (cough), shopha (oedema), Hrdroga (heart disease), Pandu (anaemia), Mada (intoxication), Vidradhi (abscess), Vatarakta (gout), Írdhvajatrugata Roga (disease of head and neck).

Dose

• 6-12 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Warm water and milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 17 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 6 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 1.5 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 22 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 8 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	5.3 to 5.5