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Guṭikā - Vaṭi
General Descripition
Medicines prepared in the form of tablets or pills are known as and Gutikā. These are made of one or more drugs of plant, animal or mineral origin. Gutikā, Vataka, Modaka.
Preparation Involves
The drugs of plant origin are dried and made into fine powders, separately. The minerals are made into bhasma or sindura, unless otherwise mentioned. In cases where pārada and gandhaka are mentioned, Kajjalī is made first and other drugs added, one by one, according to the formula. These are put into a khalva and ground to a soft paste with the prescribed fluids. When more than one liquid is mentioned for grinding, they are used in succession. When the mass is properly ground and is in a condition to be made into pills, gandha dravyas, like kasturi, karpura, which are included in the formula, are added and ground again.[1]
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 98.
