Maricādi Guṭikā

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Marichaadi Gutika is a preparation made with the i ngredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Maricā API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	12 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	12 g
Yavaksāra (Yava API)	Hordeum vulgare	Water soluble ash of plant	6 g
Dādima API	Punica granatum	Fr. R.	24 g
Guda API	Jaggery		96 g

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of Pharmacopoeial quality.
• Clean, dry, powder the ingredients no. 1, 2 & 4 of the formulation composition (Prak¾epa Dravya) and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
• Collect Yava ksara in the specified ratio.
• Take jaggery, add required amounts of water, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
• Reduce to thicker consistency by gentle boiling to prepare Gu²a pāka.

Description

• Spherical, soft, blackish brown coloured pills with pleasant odour and sweet taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture. Therapeutic uses, Kāsa (cough), Śvāsa (Asthma).

Dose

• 3 g per day – to be dissolved slowly in the mouth.

Anupāna

• Water.

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 9 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 46 per cent