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Saptaviṁśatikta Guggulu
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Saptavimshatika Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.
Formulation composition
| áu¸¶h¢ API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 1 part |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Pippal¢ API | Piper longum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Har¢tak¢ API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 1 part |
| Bibh¢taka API | Terminalia belerica | P. | 1 part |
| Ëmalak¢ API | Emblica officinalis | P. | 1 part |
| Ku˦ha API | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 1 part |
| Vi·a´ga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 1 part |
| Am¤t¡ (Gu·£c¢ API) | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 1 part |
| Citraka API | Plumbago zeylanica | Rt | 1 part |
| áa¶¢ API | Hedychium spicatum | Rz. | 1 part |
| El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 1 part |
| Pippal¢m£la API | Piper longum | Rt. | 1 part |
| HavuÀ¡ (HapuÀ¡ API) | Juniperus communis | Fr. | 1 part |
| Surad¡ru (Devad¡ra API) | Cedrus deodara | Ht. Wd. | 1 part |
| Tumburu (Tejovat¢ API) | Zanthoxylum aromaticum | Fr. | 1 part |
| PuÀkara API | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 1 part |
| Cavya API | Piper chaba | St. | 1 part |
| Vi¿¡l¡ (Rakta Indrav¡ru¸¢ API) | Citrullus colocynthi | Rt. | 1 part |
| Haridr¡ API | Curcuma longa | Rz. | 1 part |
| D¡ruharidr¡ API | Berberis aristata | St. | 1 part |
| Vi·a Lava¸a API | 1 part | ||
| Sauvarcala Lava¸a API | 1 part | ||
| YavakÀ¡ra (Yava API) | Hordeum vulgare Water soluble ash of | Pl | . 1 part |
| Sarjik¡ KÀ¡ra (Svarj¢ KÀ¡ra API) | 1 part | ||
| Saindhava Lava¸a API | 1 part | ||
| Gajapippal¢ API | Scindapsus officinalis | Fr. | 1 part |
| Guggulu-áuddha API | Commiphora wightii | O.R. | 54 parts |
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 21 and 27 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve numbered 85. Powder the ingredients numbered 22 to 26 of theformulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85. Weigh them all separately in the required quantities and mix.
- Crush weighed quantity of áuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
- Add Gh¤ta in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained[1]
Description
- Dark brown spherical pills with spicy pleasant odour, salty, bitter and astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container. Protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Hrcchula (angina pectoris), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Parsvasula (inter costal neuralgia), shotha (inflammation), Arsa (piles), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano), Kukshi Ruj¡ (pelvic pain), Vaktra Ruja (pain in mouth), Guda Ruja (pain in anus), Asmari (calculus), Mutrakrcchra (dysuria), antravrddhi (hernia), Krimi (worm infestation), Jvara (fever), Kshaya (pthisis), Apasmara (epilepsy), anaha (distension of abdomen), Unmada (psychosis), Kushtha (skin diseases), Udara (diseases of abdomen), Nadivrana (sinus), Dushtavrana (non-healing ulcer), Prameha (increased frequency and turbidity of urine), shlipada (filariasis).
Dose
- 12-3 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm water and honey.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 13 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 17 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 4 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 25 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 35 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.5 to 5.0 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 180.
