Aśokāriṣṭa

Aśokāriṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation, made with the ingredients in Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Formulation composition

Aśokā API	Saraca asoca	St. Bk.	4.800 kg
Jala for decoction	Water		49.152 l
reduced to			12.288 l
Guḍa API	Jaggery		9.6 kg
Prakṣepa Dravya:
Dhātakī API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	768 g
Ajājī (śveta Jīraka API)	Cuminum cyminum	Fr	48 g
Mustaka (Mustā API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	48 g
Śuṇṭhī API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	48 g
Dārvī (Dāruharidrā) API)	Berberis aristata	St.	48 g
Utpala API	Nymphaea stellata	Fl.	48 g
Harītakī API	Terminalia chebul	P.	48 g
Bibhītaka API	Terminalia belerica	P.	48 g
Āmalakī API	Emblica officinalis	P.	48 g
Āmrāsthi (Āmra API)	Mangifera indica	Enm.	48 g
Jīraka (Śveta Jīraka API)	Cuminum cyminum	Fr.	48 g
Vāsā API	Adhatoda vasica	Rt.	48 g
Candana (Śveta Candana API)	Santalum album	Ht. Wd.	48 g

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 5 to 16 (Prakṣepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
• Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.

Description

• Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation with astringent taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Asṛgdara Ruja (dysmenorrhoea), Yonirujā (pain in female genital tract), Śvetapradara (leucorrhoea), Jvara (fever), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Arśa (piles), Mandāgni (dyspepsia), Arocaka (tastelessness), Meha (polyuria), Śotha (inflammation).

Dose

• 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Anupāna

• Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	0.061 to 0.083 per cent
Total solids	Not less than 11.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.02 to 1.12
pH	3.5 to 4.5
Reducing sugars	Not less than 5.50 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 1.00 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent