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Dārvi Malahara
Dārvi Malahara is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients given in the Formulation composition.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Rasāñjana API | Berberis aristata / B. asiatica / B. lycium | root extract | 2 g |
| Sphaṭikā | Alum or Potable Alums | 1 g | |
| Tragacanth | 2 g | ||
| Xanthan gum FF | 1 g | ||
| Propylene glycol | 4 ml | ||
| Methyl paraben | 0.17 g | ||
| Propyl paraben | 0.03 g | ||
| Disodium edentate | 0.01 g | ||
| Peppermint oil | 0.05 ml | ||
| Jala API | Water | 100 g |
Method of preparation
- Rasājñana is the dried aqueous extract of the roots of Dāruharidrā, (Berberis aristata or B. asiatica or B. lycium, Fam. Berberidaceae), and is prepared by the following method.
- Chop Dāruharidrā into small pieces of about 1 cm thickness. Powder the chopped roots to a yavkuta (powder whose all particles pass through sieve number 22 and not more than 10 percent pass through sieve number 44).
- Weigh the powder and transfer to a suitable extraction vessel. [1]
Description
- Yellowish-brown, non-gritty, smooth gel.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Sveta Pradara (Leucorrhoea), Yonikandū (Itching), Yoni sotha, (Vaginitis and other wounds and ulcers).
Dose
- 2g twice a day to be applied with applicator in vagina.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| pH (5% aqueous solution) | 3.7 to 4.2 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 130.
