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Abhayāriṣṭa
Abhayāriṣṭa 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
| Abhayā (Harītakī API) | Terminalia chebula | P. | 4.8 kg |
| Mṛdvīkā (Drākṣā API) | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr. | 2.4 kg |
| Viḍaṅga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 480 g |
| Madhūka Kusuma (Madhūka API) | Madhuca indica | Fl. | 480 g |
| Jala API for decoction | Water | 49.152 | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 4.8 kg | |
| Śvadaṁṣṭrā (Gokṣura API) | Tribulus terrestris | Fr. | 96 g |
| Trivṛtā (Trivṛt API) | Operculina turpethum | Rt. | 96 g |
| Dhānya (Dhānyaka API) | Coriandrum sativum | Fr | . 96 g |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 96 g |
| Indravāruṇī API | Citrullus colocynthis | Rt. | 96 g |
| Cavya API | Piper retrofractum | St. | 96 g |
| Madhūrikā (Miśreyā API) | Foeniculum vulgare | Fr. | 96 g |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 96 g |
| Dantī API | Baliospermum montanum | Rt. | 96 g |
| Mocarasa (Śālmalī API) | Salmalia malabarica | Exd. | 96 g |
| Zingiber officinale |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 and 3 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder. Wash and clean the ingredient numbered 2 and 4 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 16 (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 dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Arsta (Piles), Udara (Diseases of abdomen), Mitravibandha (Retention of urine), Agnimandya (Digestive impairment); Varcovibandha (Constipation).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.2 to 0.3 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 17.5 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.01 to 1.12 |
| pH | 3.6 to 4.2 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 9.50 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.40 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 6.5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 4.
