Dāḍimādi Ghṛta - 1

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Dandimaadi Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¤ta as the basic ingredient

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 to 5 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 (Kalka Dravyas).
• Transfer the Kalka Dravyas to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend (Kalka).
• Clean Dandima seeds and crush to prepare a paste.

Description

• A green-coloured, soft, low melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with pleasant sweetish odour and ghee like taste

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Pandu (anemia), Gulma (abdominal lump), Pliharoga (splenic disease), Hrdroga (heart disease), Arsa (piles), Parinamasula (duodenal ulcer), Garbhini Roga (diseases during pregnancy), Vata-Kapha Roga (disease due to Vata Dosha and Kapha Dosha), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), shvasa (asthma), Kasa (cough), Muthavata (obstructed movement of Vata Dosha), Vandhyatva (infertility), Dushha Prasava (difficult labour).

Dose

• 6 to 12 gm twice a day.

Anupāna

• Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 40	1.470 to1.468
Specific gravity at 40	0.959-0.969
Acid value	Not more than 0.9
Saponification value	236 to 242
Iodine value	69 to 70
Peroxide value	Not more than 6
Congealing point	280 to180