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Phala Ghṛta
Phala Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient
Formulation composition
Ma®ji¾°hā API | Rubia cordifolia | Rt. | 12 g |
Ku¾°ha API | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 12 g |
Tagara API | Valeriana wallichii | Rt. | 12 g |
Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 12 g |
Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellirica | P. | 12 g |
Āmalakī API | Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) | P. | 12 g |
Śarkarā API | Sugar | 12 g | |
Vacā API | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 12 g |
Haridrā API | Curcuma longa | Rz. | 12 g |
Dāru haridrā API | Berberis aristata | St. | 12 g |
Madhuka (Ya¾°ī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 12 g |
Medā API | Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute) | Rt.Tr. | 12 g |
Dīpyaka (Yavānī API) | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 12 g |
Ka°urohi´ī (Ka°ukā API) | Picrorhiza kurroa | Rz./ Rt. | 12 g |
Payasyā (K¾īra vidārī API) | Ipomoea digitata | Rt.Tr. | 12 g |
Hi¬gu API | Ferula foetida | Exd | . 12 g |
Kākolī API | Withania somnifera (Official substitute) | Rt. | 12 g |
Vājīgandhā (Aśvagandhā API) | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 12 g |
Śatāvarī API | Asparagus racemosus | Rt.Tr. | 12 g |
Gh¨ta (Gogh¨ta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g | |
K¾īra (Godugdha API) | Cow’s milk | 3.072 l |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Treat Hingu to prepare śodhita Hingu.
- Take the ingredients (kalka dravya) numbered 1 to 19 except Hi¬gu and Śarkarā, wash, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85. Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder, add shodhita Hingu, grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.(Kalka)
- Take Mūrchita Gh¨ta in a stainless steel vessel and heat mildly. [1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, greenish yellow in color with pleasant odour and astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Śukra vikāra (disorders of the Śukra dhāthu), Yoni vikāra (disorders of female genital tract), Vandhyatva (Infertility), Garbhinī roga (diseases during pregnancy) and
Kārśya (Emaciation), Uttara Vasti (Vaginal Douche)
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
Refractive index at 400 | 1.440 to 1.450 |
Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910g to 0.940g |
Saponification value | 185 to 210 |
Iodine value | 35 to 42 |
Acid value | Not more than 3 |
Peroxide value | Not more than 4 |
Congealing point | 220 to 170 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 83.