Saptaviṁśatikta Guggulu

Saptavimshatika Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

áu¸¶h¢ API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	1 part
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	1 part
Pippal¢ API	Piper longum	Fr.	1 part
Har¢tak¢ API	Terminalia chebula	P.	1 part
Bibh¢taka API	Terminalia belerica	P.	1 part
Ëmalak¢ API	Emblica officinalis	P.	1 part
Ku˦ha API	Saussurea lappa	Rt.	1 part
Vi·a´ga API	Embelia ribes	Fr.	1 part
Am¤t¡ (Gu·£c¢ API)	Tinospora cordifolia	St.	1 part
Citraka API	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt	1 part
áa¶¢ API	Hedychium spicatum	Rz.	1 part
El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	1 part
Pippal¢m£la API	Piper longum	Rt.	1 part
HavuÀ¡ (HapuÀ¡ API)	Juniperus communis	Fr.	1 part
Surad¡ru (Devad¡ra API)	Cedrus deodara	Ht. Wd.	1 part
Tumburu (Tejovat¢ API)	Zanthoxylum aromaticum	Fr.	1 part
PuÀkara API	Saussurea lappa	Rt.	1 part
Cavya API	Piper chaba	St.	1 part
Vi¿¡l¡ (Rakta Indrav¡ru¸¢ API)	Citrullus colocynthi	Rt.	1 part
Haridr¡ API	Curcuma longa	Rz.	1 part
D¡ruharidr¡ API	Berberis aristata	St.	1 part
Vi·a Lava¸a API			1 part
Sauvarcala Lava¸a API			1 part
YavakÀ¡ra (Yava API)	Hordeum vulgare Water soluble ash of	Pl	. 1 part
Sarjik¡ KÀ¡ra (Svarj¢ KÀ¡ra API)			1 part
Saindhava Lava¸a API			1 part
Gajapippal¢ API	Scindapsus officinalis	Fr.	1 part
Guggulu-áuddha API	Commiphora wightii	O.R.	54 parts

Method of preparation

• Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 21 and 27 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve numbered 85. Powder the ingredients numbered 22 to 26 of theformulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85. Weigh them all separately in the required quantities and mix.
• Crush weighed quantity of áuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
• Add Gh¤ta in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained

Description

• Dark brown spherical pills with spicy pleasant odour, salty, bitter and astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Hrcchula (angina pectoris), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Parsvasula (inter costal neuralgia), shotha (inflammation), Arsa (piles), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano), Kukshi Ruj¡ (pelvic pain), Vaktra Ruja (pain in mouth), Guda Ruja (pain in anus), Asmari (calculus), Mutrakrcchra (dysuria), antravrddhi (hernia), Krimi (worm infestation), Jvara (fever), Kshaya (pthisis), Apasmara (epilepsy), anaha (distension of abdomen), Unmada (psychosis), Kushtha (skin diseases), Udara (diseases of abdomen), Nadivrana (sinus), Dushtavrana (non-healing ulcer), Prameha (increased frequency and turbidity of urine), shlipada (filariasis).

Dose

• 12-3 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Warm water and honey.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 13 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 17 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 4 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 25 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 35 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	4.5 to 5.0