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Babbūlāriṣṭa
Babbūlāriṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the 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
| Babbūlā API | Acacia Arabica | St. Bk. | 9.600 kg |
| Jalafor decoction | Water | 49.152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 4.8 kg | |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 768 g |
| Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 96 g |
| Jātīphala API | Myristica fragrans | Sd. | 48 g |
| Kaṅkola API | Piper cubeba | Fr. | 48 g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 48 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 48 g |
| Keṣara (N¡gake¿ara API) | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 48 g |
| Lavaṅga API | Syzygium aromaticum | Fl. | 48 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- 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 13 (Prashepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha[1]
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
- Kṣaya (pthisis), Kuṣṭha (diseases of skin), Atisāra (diarrhoea), Prameha (urinary disorder), Śvāsa (dyspnoea/asthma), Kāsa (cough).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.187 to 0.208 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 16.5 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.05 to 1.10 |
| pH | 4.0 to 4.50 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 4.20 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.80 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 24.
