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Triphalā Ghṛta
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Triphala Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.
Formulation composition
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 12 g |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellirica | P. | 12 g |
| Āmalakī API | Phyllanthus emblica (Emblica officinalis) | P. | 12 g |
| Śu´°hī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 12 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Drāk¾ā API | Vitis vinifera | Dr.Fr. | 12 g |
| Madhuka (Ya¾°ī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 12 g |
| Ka°urohi´ī (Ka°ukā API) | Picrorhiza kurroa | Rz./Rt | 12 g |
| Prapau´²arīka (Kamala API) | Nelumbo nucifera | Fl. | 12 g |
| Sūk¾mailā API | Eletteria cardamomum | Sd. | 12 g |
| Vi²a¬ga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. 1 | 2 g |
| Nāgakeśara API | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 12 g |
| Nīlotpala (Utpala API) | Nymphaea stellata | Fl. | 12 g |
| Śveta sārivā API | Hemidesmus indicus | Rt. | 12 g |
| K¨¾´a sārivā API | Cryptolepis buchanani | Rt. | 12 g |
| Candana (Śvetā candana API) | Santalum album | Ht.Wd | 12 g |
| Haridrā API | Curcuma longa | Rz. | 12 g |
| Dāruharidrā API | Berberis aristata | St. | 12 g |
| Gh¨ta (Go ghŗta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g | |
| Pāyasa (Godugdha API) | Cow’s milk | 768 g | |
| Triphalā – Kvātha | Kvatha of Emblica officinalis, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellirica | 2.3 l |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Pulverize ingredient 22 (consisting of Triphalā ingredients) to a coarse powder, add 8 parts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Triphalā kvātha[1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, green in colour, unctuous to touch with pleasant odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Arbuda (tumours), Kāmalā (Jaundice), Timira (Cataract), Visarpa (Erysepelas), Pradara (excessive vaginal discharge), Netra rujā (pain in eyes), Netra srāva (Lacrimation), Kāsa (cough), Kandū (itching), Rakta dosha (disorders of Blood), Śvayathu (oedema), Khālitya (Alopecia), Keśa patana (falling of hair), Vishama jvara (intermittent fever), Arma (Pterygium), Śukla netra roga (Eye disorders related to sclera) and Vartma roga (disorders of eyelids).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses. It can also be used in different Netra Kriyā kalpas.
Anupāna
- Warm milk, Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.452 to 1.455 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910g to 0.935g |
| Saponification value | 200 to 225 |
| Iodine value | 35 to 45 |
| Acid value | Not more than 3 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 5 |
| Congealing point | 210 to 170 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 91.
