Punarnavāsava

Punarnavāsava is a fermented liquid preparation, made with the ingredients of 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

Formulation composition

Śuṇṭhi API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	16 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	16 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	16 g
Harītakī API	Terminalia chebula	Fr.P	16 g
Bibhtaka API	Terminalia belerica	Fr.P	16 g
Āmalakī API	Emblica officinalis.	Fr.P	16 g
Dārvī (Dāruharidrā) API	Berberis aristata	St.	16 g
Śvadaṁṣtrā (Gokṣura) API	Tribulus terrestris	Fr.	16 g
Bṛhatī API	Solanum indicum	Rt.	16 g
Kaṇṭakārī API	Solanum xanthocarpum	Pl.	16 g
Vāsāmūla (Vāsā) AP	I Adhatoda vasica	Rt.	16 g
Eraṇḍaamūla (Eraṇḍa) API	Ricinus communis	Rt.	16 g
Kaṭukī API	Picrorrhiza kurroa	Rt./Rz.	16 g
Gajapippalī API	Scindapsus officinalis	Fr.	16 g
Śothaghnī (Punarnavā) API	Boerhaavia diffusa	Rt.	16 g
Picumarda (Nimba) API	Azadirachta indica	St. Bk.	16 g
Guḍucī API	Tinospora cordifolia	St.	16 g
Suṣka mūlaka (mūlaka) API	Raphanus sativus	Rt.	16 g
Durālabhā API	Fagonia cretica	Rt.	16 g
Paṭola API	Trichosanthes dioica	Lf.	16 g
Dhātakī API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	256 g
Drākṣā API	Vitis vinifera	Dr. Fr.	320 g
Sitā API	Sugar		1.6 kg
Mākṣika (Madhu) API	Honey		800 g
Jala Water	8		.19 l

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 20 of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Wash and clean the ingredient number 22 of the formulation composition.
• Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 23 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.

Description

• Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and acrid taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Śotha (inflammation conditions), Udararoga (eight type of abdominal disorders), Pliha (splenic disease), Amlapitta (hyperacidity), Yakrt (disease of liver), Gulma (abdominal lump), Jvara (fever), Krcchrasadhya Roga (related to difficult conditions to manage).

Dose

• 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Anupāna

• Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	Not less than 0.04 per cent
Total solids	10 to 20 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.0 to 1.1
pH	3.5 to 4.5
Reducing sugars	7.5 to 12.5 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 1.0 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent