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Amṛtāriṣṭa
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Amritaarishta is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
Formulation composition
| Am¤t¡ (Gu·£c¢ API) | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 4.8 kg |
| Bilva API | Aegle marmelos | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| áyon¡ka API | Oroxylum indicum | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Gambh¡r¢ API | Gmelina arborea | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| P¡¶al¡ API | Stereospermum suaveolens | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Agnimantha API | Premna mucronata | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| á¡lapar¸¢ API | Desmodium gangeticum | Pl. | 480 g |
| P¤Ànipar¸¢ API | Uraria picta | Pl. | 480 g |
| B¤hat¢ API | Solanum melongena var. Indicum | Pl. | 480 g |
| Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API | Solanum surattense | Pl. | 480 g |
| GokÀura API | Tribulus terrestris | Pl. | 480 g |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 49.152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Gu·a API | Jaggery | PrakÀepa Dravyas | 14.4 kg |
| Aj¡j¢ (áveta J¢raka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 768 g |
| RaktapuÀpaka (Parpa¶a API) | Fumaria parviflora | Pl. | 96 g |
| Saptacchada (Saptapar¸a API) | Alstonia scholaris | St. Bk. | 48 g 7 |
| áu¸¶h¢ API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Pippal¢ API | Piper longum | Fr. | 48 g |
| N¡gake¿ara API | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 48 g |
| Abda (Must¡ API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 48 g |
| Ka¶v¢ (Ka¶uk¡ API) | Picrorrhriza kurroa | Rz. | 48 g |
| PrativiÀ¡ (AtiviÀ¡) API) | Aconitum heterophyllum | Rt. | 48 g |
| Vatsab¢ja (Indrayava API) | Holarrhena antidysenterica | Sd. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 11 (Kvaatha Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 14 to 24 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amounts of water to the Kvaatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvaatha. [1]
Description
- Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- All types of Jvara (fever).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.080 to 0.103 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 25.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.05 to 1.20 |
| pH | 3.40 to 4.40 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 16 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.80 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 8 per cent v/v |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 8.
