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Drākṣāsava
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Draakshaasava is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Dr¡kÀ¡ API | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr. | 4.8 kg |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 49.152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| áarkar¡ API | 4.8 kg | ||
| Madhu API | Honey | 4.8 kg | |
| PrakÀepa Dravyas: | |||
| Dh¡tak¢ API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 336 g |
| J¡t¢ API | Jasminum officinale | Fl. | 24 g |
| Lava´ga API | Syzygium aromaticum | Fl. | Bud 24 g |
| Kakkola (Ka´kola API) | Piper cubeba | Fr. | 24 g |
| Laval¢phala API | Cicca acida | Fr. | 24 g |
| Candana (áveta Candana API) | Santalum album | Ht. Wd. | 24 g |
| K¤À¸¡ (Pippal¢ API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 24 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St. Bk. | 24 g |
| El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 24 g |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 24 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and crush the ingredient numbered 1 (Kvaatha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 6 to 14 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amount of water to the Kvaatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvaatha.[1]
Description
- Clear brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and sweet taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Arsa (piles), Aruci (tastelessness), Hrdroga (heart disease), Pandu (anaemia), Raktapitta (bleeding disorder), Udararoga (diseases of abdomen), Kshata (wound), shosa (cachexia), Jvara (fever).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.049 to 0.085 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 25.0 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.08 to 1.20 |
| pH | 4.0 to 4.5 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 16.0 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.80 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 40.
