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 (Prakṣepa 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

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