Yogarāja Guggulu

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Yogaraja Guggulu Vati is preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition, given below, with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.

Method of preparation

• Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 27 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
• Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-shuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
• Add Ghrta in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
• Expel the mass through Vati machine fitted with a suitable die and cut the Vatis to a desired weight.
• Roll the Vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Eranda Taila or use suitable mechanical device.

Description

• Dark brown spherical Va¶¢ with spicy pleasant odour and astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Udararoga (diseases of abdomen), amavata (rheumatism), athyavata (gout), Krmi (worm infestation), Dushtavrana (non-healing ulcer), Plihavrddhi (splenomegaly), Gulma

(abdominal lump), anaha (distension of abdomen), Arsa (piles), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Daurbalya (weakness), Sandhigata Vata (osteoarthropathy), Majjagata Vata (bone marrow disorders).

Dose

• 2-3 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Warm water and milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 6 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 1 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 16 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 19 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	4.7 to 5.0