Vaiśvānara Cūrṇa

Vaiśvānara Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:

Formulation composition

Maṇimantha (Saindhava Lavaṇa API)	Rock salt		2 parts
Yamānī (Yavānī API)	Trachyspermum ammi	Fr.	2 part
Ajamodā API	Apium leptophyllum	Fr.	3 parts
Nāgara (Śuṇṭhī API)	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	5 parts
Harītakī API	Terminalia chebula	P.	12 parts

Method of preparation

• Take all the ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Roast Saindhava lavana in a stainless steel pan at a low temperature till it becomes free from moisture. Powder the ingredients 1 to 5 individually in a pulverizer and pass through sieve number 85.
• Weigh separately each ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend.
• Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.

Description

• Creamish-brown, smooth powder with the characteristic smell of Su´°hi; taste salty, astringent, bitter, with a tingling sensation. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Ādhmāna (flatulance with gurgling sound), Gulma (abdominal lump), Parināmaśūla (Duodenal ulcer), Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Hrdroga (heart disease).

Dose

• 5 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Kānjika, butter milk, Ghee, warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 15 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 1.8 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 34 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 42 per cent