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Āmalakyādi Cūrṇa

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Āmalakyādi' Charna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Roast Saindhava lava´a in a stainless steel pan at low temperature till it becomes free from moisture, prepare fine powder and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Wash and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 5, powder individually in a pulverizer and pass through sieve number 85. Weigh separately each ingredient, mix together and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend. Store it in an air-tight container.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture[1]

Description

  • Brown-coloured, smooth powder with pleasant odour and salty, spicy taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Aruci (anorexia), Agnimāndya (dyspepsia), Jvara (Fever), Ajirna (indigestion).

Dose

  • 5 to 10 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Water.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 40.