Bhāskaralavaṇa cūrṇa

Bhāskaralavaṇa cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Sāmudra lavaṇa API	Sea salt		96 g
Sauvarcala lavaṇa API			60 g
Viḍa lavaṇa API			24 g
Saindhava lavaṇa API	Rock salt		24 g
Dhānyaka API	Coriandrum sativum	Fr.	24 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr	. 24 g
Pippalīmūla API	Piper longum	Rt.	24 g
Kīmūlaa Jīraka API	Carum carvi	Fr.	24 g
Patraka (Tvakpatra API)	Cinnmomum tamala	Lf.	24 g
Nāgakeśara API	Mesua ferrea	Stmn.	24 g
Tālīsa API	Abies webbiana	Lf.	24 g
Amlavetasa API	Garcinia pedunculata	Fr.	24 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	12 g
Viśva (Śuṇṭhī API)	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	12 g
Dāḍima Bīja (Dāḍima API)	Punica granatum	Dr.Sd.	48 g
Tvak API	Cinnmomum zeylanicum	St. Bk.	6 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā) API)	Eletteria cardamomum	Sd	. 6 g

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash and dry the ingredients numbered 5 to 18.
• Roast coarsely powdered Samudra Lavana, Sauvarcala Lavana, Saindhava Lavana and Vidha Lavana individually in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85.

Description

• Creamish-brown coloured, smooth powder with a characteristic odour of Vi·a Lava¸a and salty taste. The powder completely passes through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent through sieve number 85.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Śūla (Pain), Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), vātakaphaja Gulma (Tumor due to vāta Dosha and Kapha Dosha), Plīhā (Splenic disease), Udara (Disease of abdomen), Arśa (Piles), Kaśaya (Pthisis), Kuṣṭa (Disease of skin), Vibandha (Constipation), Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano), Śopha (Oedema), Śūla (Pain), Śvāsa (Asthma), Kāsa (Cough), Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Hṛdruja (Angina pectoris), Ajīrṇa (Dyspepsia).

Dose

• 2-5 g in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Mastu, Takra, Asava, Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying at 105 degree	Not more than 7 per cent
Total Ash	Not more than 50 per cent
Acid insoluble ash	Not more than 3 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 12 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 70 per cent
Reducing suga	25 to 35 per cent
Non-reducing sugar	20 to 30 per cent
pH (5 % aqueous solution)	3.96 to 4.08