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Balāriṣṭa
Balāriṣṭa 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
| Balā API | Sida cordifolia | Rt. | 4.8 kg |
| Aśvagandhā API | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 4.8 kg |
| Jala for decoction | Water 49 | .152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 14.4 kg | |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 768 g PrakÀepa Dravyas |
| Payasyā (Kṣīra vidārī API) | Ipomea digitata | Sub. Rt. | 96 g |
| Pañcāṅgula (Eraṅḍa API) | Ricinus communis | Rt. | 96 g |
| Rāsnā API | Pluchea lanceolata | Lf.*/Rt. | 48 g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 48 g |
| Prasāraṇī (Prasāraṇī API | Paederia foetida | Pl. | 48 g |
| Devapuṣpā (Lavaṅga API) | Syzgyium aromaticum | Fl. Bd. | 48 g |
| Uśīra API | Vetiveria zizanioides | Rt. | 48 g |
| Śvadaṁṣṭā (Gokṣura API) | Tribulus terrestris | Fr. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 and 2 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 6 to 13 (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[1]
Description
- Clear brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and sweet taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Daurbalya (weakness), Vātaja Roga (diseases due to Vata doṣa), Kārśya (emaciation).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.095 to 0.105 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 22.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.05 to 1.20 |
| pH | 3.4 to 4.6 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 14.0 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 1.0 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 28.
