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Puṣyānuga Cūrṇa
Puṣyānuga Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Formulation composition
| Pāṭhā API | Cissampelos pareira | Rt. | 1 part |
| Jambū-bīja majjā API | Syzygium cumini | Enm. | 1 part |
| Āmra-bīja majjā API | Mangifera indica | Enm. | 1 part |
| Śilābheda (Pāṣāṇabheda API) | Bergenia ligulata | Rz. | 1 part |
| Rasāñjana API | Berberis aristata | Rt./St. Ext. | 1 part |
| Ambaṣṭhakī API | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Rt. | 1 part |
| Mocarasa (Śālmalī) | Salmalia malabarica | Exd. | 1 part |
| Samaṅgā (Lajjālu) API | Mimosa pudica | Rt./Pl. | 1 part |
| Padma keśara (Kamala) | Nelumbo nucifera | Adr. | 1 part |
| Vāhlīka (Kuṅkuma API) | Crocus sativus | Stl./Stg. | 1 part |
| Ativiṣā API | Aconitum heterophyllum | Rt. Tr. | 1 part |
| Mustā API | Cyperus rotundus | Rf.Tr. | 1 part |
| Bilva API | Aegle marmelos | Rt./St.Bk. | 1 part |
| Lodhra API | Symplocos racemosa | St.Bk. | 1 part |
| Gairika (Śuddha) API | Red ochre | 1 part | |
| Kaṭphala API | Myrica nagi( M. esculenta) | St. Bk. | 1 part |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 1 part |
| Mṛdvīkā (Drākṣā API) | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr. | 1 part |
| Rakta candana API | Pterocarpus santalinus | Ht. Wd. | 1 part |
| Kaṭvaṇga (Araluka API) | Ailanthus excelsa | St. Bk. | 1 part |
| Vatsaka (Kuṭaja API) | Holarrhena | St. Bk. | 1 partantidysenterica |
| Anantā (Śveta sārivā API) | Hemidesmus indicus | Rt | 1 part |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 1 part |
| Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 1 part |
| Arjuna API | Terminalia arjuna | St. Bk. | 1 part |
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Gairika to prepare Shuddha Gairika , powder and pass through sieve number 85.
- Clean, dry and powder ingredients numbered 1 to 26 individually (except 15) and pass through sieve number 85.
- Weigh separately each powdered ingredient and mix together in specified ratio.
- Pass through sieve number 44 to prepare a homogeneous blend.[1]
Description
- Reddish brown-coloured fine powder with a pungent odour and a bitter, sweet taste. 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
- Asṛgdhara (Menorrhagia), Śvetapradara (Leucorrhoea), Rajodoṣa (Menstrual disorder), Arśa (Piles), Yonidoṣa (disorders of female genital tract).
Dose
- 6 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Milk or Tandulodaka.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 4 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 11 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 9.5 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 12 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 68 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 6 to 8 |
| Total sugar | Not less than 56 per cent |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 8 per cent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 56.
