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Daṣamūla Ghṛta
Ghṛta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¨ta as the basic ingredient.
Formulation composition
| Bilva API | Aegle marmelos | St.Bk. | 307.6 g |
| Śyonāka API | Oroxylum indicum. | St.Bk. | 307.6 g |
| Gambhārī API | Gmelina arborea | St.Bk. | 307.6 g |
| Pāṭalā API | Stereospermum suaveolens | St.Bk. | 307.6 g |
| Agnimantha API | Premna integrifolia(Official substitute) | St.Bk. | 307.6 g |
| Śālaparṇī API | Desmodium gangeticum | Pl. | 307.6 g |
| Pṛśniparṇī API | Uraria picta | Pl. | 307.6 g |
| Bṛhatī API | Solanum indicum | Pl. | 307.6 g |
| Kaṇṭakārī API | Solanum xanthocarpum | Pl. | 307.6 g |
| Gokṣura API | Tribulus terrestris | Fr. | 307.6 g |
| Jala API for decoction | Water | 12.29 | |
| Reduced to | 3.07 l | ||
| Ghṛta (Goghṛta API) | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g | |
| Puṣkarāhvā (Puṣkara API) | Inula racemosa | Rt. | 12 g |
| Śaṭī (Śaṭi API) | Hedychium spicatum | Rz. | 12 g |
| Bilva API | Aegle marmelos | St.Bk. | 12 g |
| Surasā (Tulasī API) | Ocimum sanctum | Pl. | 12 g |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 12 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Hiṇgu API | Śuddha Ferula foetida | Exd. | 12 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Clean and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly before pulverization.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Pulverize ingredients numbered 1 to 10 (Kvātha dravya), to coarse powder, add 4 parts of water, keep for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Dashamoola kvātha.[1]
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, yellowish green in color with pleasant odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Vātaja kāsa (Cough due to Vata dosha), Kaphaja kāsa (Cough due to Kapha dosha), Vātakapha roga (Diseases due to Vata Kapha dosha), Sūtikā roga (Puerperal disorders) and Hasta pāda dāha (Burning sensation in palms & soles).
Dose
- 12 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm water, warm milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.450 to 1.453 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.910 g to 0.940 g |
| Saponification value | 180 to 210 |
| Iodine value | 120 to 150 |
| Acid value | Not more than 3 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6 |
| Congealing point | 220 to 170 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 66.
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough due to Vata dosha
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough due to Kapha dosha
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases due to Vata Kapha dosha
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Puerperal disorders
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Burning sensation in palms & soles
