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Kāñcanāra Guggulu
Kāñcanāra Guggulu Vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Kāñcanāra API | Bauhinia variegata | St. Bk. | 480 g |
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 96 g |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia bellerica | P. | 96 g |
| Āmalakī API | Phyllanthus emblica | P. | 96 g |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Varuṇa API | Crataeva nurvala | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 12 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St. Bk | 12 g |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 12 g |
| Guggulu API -Śuddha | Commiphora wightii | O.R. | 996 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, dry and powder the ingredients number 1 to 11 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
- Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu - Śuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.[1]
Description
- Spherical pills, black or brownish-black in colour, agreeable distinct odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Gulma (abdominal lump), Gaṇḍamālā (cervical lymphadenitis), Apacī (chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula), Graṇthi (cyst), Vraṇa (ulcer), Kuṣṭha (diseases of skin), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano), Ślīpada (filariasis).
Dose
- 2-3 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Mundadi Kvatha, Khadirasara Kvatha, Haritaki Kvatha, Hot water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 12 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 9 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 3.5 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 22 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 23 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.6 to 4.8 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 162.
