Shankha Vati

Shankha Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

Ciµc¡ API -kÀ¡ra	Tamarindus indica	St. Bk.	48 g
Pa¶uvajra (Paµca lava¸a each in equal quantity)			48 g
a. Saindhava Lava¸a (API)	Rock salt
b. S¡mudra Lava¸a API	Sea salt
c. Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API)	Black salt
d. Vi·a Lava¸a
e. Audbhida Lava¸a
áa´kha (áa´kha Bhasma (API))	Calcined Conch	–	48 g
Hi´gu API - áuddha	Ferula foetida	Exd.	48 g
VyoÀa
a. áu¸¶h¢ API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	48 g
b. Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	48 g
c. Pippal¢ API	Piper longum	Fr.	48 g
Rasa (P¡rada API) - áuddha	Mercury	–	3 g
Am¤ta (Vatsan¡bha API) - áuddha	Aconitum chasmanthum	Rt. Tr.	3 g
Val¢ (Gandhaka API) - áuddha	Sulphur	–	3 g
Nimb£ API - Svarasa	Citrus limon	Fr. juice	QS

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Shankha to prepare Shankha bhasma.
• Treat Hingu to get Hingu - shuddha, Vatsanabha to get Vatsanabha - shuddha, Parada to get Parada - shuddha and Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha.
• Triturate Pshrada - shuddha and Gandhaka - shuddha together in a Khalvayantra to prepare Kajjali.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve.

Description

• Light grey pills with a characteristic asafoetida odour and salty taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Agnim¡ndya (digestive impairment), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), Arocaka (tastelessness), Paktisula (duodenal ulcers), Kashaya (pthisis).

Dose

• 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with Honey/Warm water/Butter milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash	Not more than 43 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 6 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 8 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 53 per cent
Loss on drying	Not less than 53 per cent
pH (1 % aqueous solution)	8.0 to 9.0