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Pañcatikta Guggulu Ghṛta
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Panchatikta Guggulu Ghrta is semisolid preparation made with the ingredients given in the Formulation Composition given below
Formulation composition
| Nimbatvak (Nimba API) | Azadirachta indica | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Am¤t¡ (Gu·£c¢ API) | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 480 g |
| V¤Àa (V¡s¡ API) | Adhatoda vasica | Rt. | 480 g |
| Pa¶ola API | Trichosanthes dioica | Lf./Pl.* | 480 g |
| Nidigdhik¡ (Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API) | Solanum xanthocarpum | Pl. | 480 g |
| Jala for decoction API | Water | 12.288 l | |
| reduced to | 1.5361 | ||
| Gh¤ta (Gogh¤ta API) | Clarified butter from Cow s milk | 768 g | |
| P¡¶h¡ API | Cissampelos pareira | Rt | 12 g |
| Vi·a´ga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 12 g |
| Surad¡ru (Devad¡ru API) | Cedrus deodara | Ht. Wd. | 12 g |
| Gajopakuly¡ (Gajapippal¢ API) | Scindapsus officinalis | Fr | 12 g |
| YavakÀ¡ra (Yava API) | Hordeum vulgare | Pl | 12 g |
| Sarjik¡kÀ¡ra (Svarj¢kÀ¡ra API) | 12 g | ||
| N¡gara (áu¸¶h¢ API) | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 12 g |
| Ni¿¡ (Haridr¡ API) | Curcuma longa | Rz. | 12 g |
| Mi¿¢ (Mi¿rey¡ API) | Foeniculum vulgare | Fr. | 12 g |
| Cavya API | Piper retrofractum | St. | 12 g |
| Ku˦ha API | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 12 g |
| Tejovat¢ API | Zanthoxylum alatum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Vatsaka (Ku¶aja API) | Holarrhena antidysenterica | St. Bk. | 12 g |
| D¢pyaka (Yav¡n¢ API) | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 12 g |
| Agni (Citraka API) | Plumbago zeylanica | Rt | 12 g |
| Rohi¸¢ (Ka¶uk¡ API) | Picrorrhiza kurrooa | Rz./Rt. | 12 g |
| AruÀkara (Bhall¡taka-áuddha API) | Semecarpus anacardium | Fr. | 12 g |
| Vac¡ API | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 12 g |
| Ka¸¡m£la (Pippal¢ API) | Piper longum | Rt. | 12 g |
| Yukt¡ (R¡sn¡ API) | Pluchea lanceolata | Rt./Lf.* | 12 g |
| MaµjiÀ¶h¡ API | Rubia cordifolia | Rt. | 12 g |
| AtiviÀ¡ API | Aconitum heterophyllum | Rt. Tr | 12 g |
| ViÀ¡ (AtiviÀ¡ Bheda API) | Aconitum palmatum | Rt. | 12 g |
| Yav¡n¢ API | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 12 g |
| Guggulu (áuddha API) | Commiphora wightii | O.R. | 240 g |
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 [1]
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 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 171.
