Navāyasa Cūrṇa

Navāyasa Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Śuṇṭhī API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	1 part
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	1 part
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	1 part
Harītakī API	Terminalia chebula	P.	1 part
Bibhītaka API	Terminalia bellirica	P.	1 part
Āmalakī API	Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis)	P.	1 part
Mustā API	Cyperus rotundus	Rt. Tr.	1 part
Viḍaṇga API	Embelia ribes	Fr.	1 part
Citraka API	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	1 part
Ayoraja (Lauha bhasma) (30 Puti)			9 parts

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder ingredients 1 to 9 individually in a pulverizer and pass through sieve number 85.
• Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio along with Ayoraja (lauha) bhasma and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend.
• Store in an air-tight container.
• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Description

• Reddish-brown powder with pungent odour and spicy, pungent taste. All pass through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass through sieve number 85.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Pāṇḍu (anaemia), Kāmalā (jaundice), Prameha (metabolic disorder), Pīdaka (carbuncle), Hrdroga (heart disease), Kushtha (diseases of Skin), Arśa (piles).

Dose

• 2 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Honey, Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 6 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 56 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 14 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 11 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 90.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	3 to 4