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Nimbādi Cūrṇa
Nimbaadi Churna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:
Formulation composition
| Nimba API | Azadirachta indica | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API) | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 48 g |
| Abhayā (Harītakī API) | Terminalia chebula | P. | 48 g |
| Dhātrī (Āmalakī API) | Emblica officinalis | P. | 48 g |
| Somarājī (Bākucī API) | Psoralea corylifolia | Fr. | 48 g |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 12 g |
| Viḍaṇga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 12 g |
| Eḍagaja (Cakramarda API) | Cassia tora | Sd. | 12 g |
| Kaṇā (Pippalī API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Yamānī (Yavānī API) | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 12 g |
| Ugragandhā (Vacā API) | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 12 g |
| Jīraka (Śveta Jīraka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Kaṭukā API | Picrorrhiza kurroa | Rt./Rz. | 12 g |
| Khadira API | Acacia catechu | Ht. Wd. | 12 g |
| Saindhava Lavaṇa API | Rock salt | - 12 g | |
| Kṣāra (Yava API) | Hordeum vulgare Water solubleash of | Pl. | 12 g |
| Haridrā API | Curcuma longa | Rz. | 12 g |
| Dāruharidrā API | Berberis aristata | St. | 12 g |
| Mustaka (Mustā API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rt. Tr. | 12 g |
| Devadāru API | Cedrus deodara | Ht. Wd. | 12 g |
| Kuṣṭha API | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 12 g |
Method of preparation
- Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava lavaṇa (number 15) in a stainless steel pan at a low temperature till it becomes free from moisture. Prepare fine powder and pass through sieve number 85.
- Clean, dry and powder the other ingredients 1 to 21 (except number 15) individually in a pulverizer and sift through sieve number 85 mesh separately.
- 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.[1]
Description
- Yellowish brown, smooth powder, taste bitter, salty and odour pungent. 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
- Udara (diseases of abdomen), Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Vātarakta (Gout), Kuṣṭha (diseases of skin).
Dose
- 5 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Gudūcī kvātha, Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 8 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 12 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 10 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 18 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 23 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4 to 5 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 52.
