Yogarāja Guggulu

Yogaraja Guggulu Vati is preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition, given below, with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Citraka API	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	1 part
Pippal¢m£la API	Piper longum	Rt.	1 part
Yam¡n¢ (Yav¡n¢ API)	Trachyspermum ammi	Sd.	1 part
K¡rav¢ (K¤À¸a J¢raka API)	Carum carvi	Fr.	1 part
Vi·a´ga API	Embelia ribes	Fr.	1 part
Ajamod¡ API	Apium leptophyllum	Fr.	1 part
J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API)	Cuminum cyminum	Fr.	1 part
Surad¡ru (Devad¡ru API)	Cedrus deodara	Ht. Wd.	1 part
Cavya API	Piper chaba	St.	1 part
El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	1 part
Saindhava Lava¸a API	Rock Salt		1 part
Ku˦ha API	Saussurea lappa	Rt.	1 part
R¡sn¡ API	Pluchea lanceolata	Rt./ Lf.*	1 part
GokÀura API	Tribulus terrestris	Fr.	1 part
Dh¡nyaka API	Coriandrum sativum	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
Mustaka (Must¡ API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	1 part
áu¸¶h¢ API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	1 part
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	1 part
Pippal¢ API	Piper longum	Fr.	1 part
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylancium	St. Bk.	1 part
U¿¢ra API	Vetiveria zizanoides	Rt.	1 part
Yav¡graja (Yava) KÀ¡ra API	Hordeum vulgare Water soluble ash of	Pl.	1 part
T¡l¢sa Patra API	Taxus wallichii	Lf.	1 part
Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	1 part
Guggulu API -áuddha	Commiphora wightii	O.R.	27 parts
Sarpi (Gogh¤ta API)	Clarified butter From Cow's milk		1 part

Method of preparation

• Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 27 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-shuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
• Add Ghrta in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
• Expel the mass through Vati machine fitted with a suitable die and cut the Vatis to a desired weight.
• Roll the Vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Eranda Taila or use suitable mechanical device.

Description

• Dark brown spherical Va¶¢ with spicy pleasant odour and astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Udararoga (diseases of abdomen), amavata (rheumatism), athyavata (gout), Krmi (worm infestation), Dushtavrana (non-healing ulcer), Plihavrddhi (splenomegaly), Gulma

(abdominal lump), anaha (distension of abdomen), Arsa (piles), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Daurbalya (weakness), Sandhigata Vata (osteoarthropathy), Majjagata Vata (bone marrow disorders).

Dose

• 2-3 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Warm water and milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 6 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 1 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 16 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 19 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	4.7 to 5.0