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Drākṣāriṣṭa
Drākṣāriṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in 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.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Drākṣā API | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr | 2.4 kg |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 49.152 l | |
| reduced to | 12.288 l | ||
| Guḍa API | Jaggery | 9.6 kg | |
| Prakṣepa Dravyas: | |||
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 48 g |
| Patra (Tejapatra API) | Cinnamomum tamala | Lf. | 48 g |
| Keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API) | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 48 g |
| Priyaṅgu API | Callicarpa macrophylla | Fl. | 48 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Viḍaṅga API | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 48 g |
| Dhātakī API | Woodfordia fruticosa | Fl. | 384 g |
Method of preparation
- Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and crush the ingredient numbered 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
- Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 4 to 11 (Prakṣepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
- Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.[1]
Description
- Clear brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and sweet taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Kāsa (cough), śvāsa (dyspnoea/ asthma), Kṣaya (pthisis), Uraḍkṣata (chest wound), Malaṣodhaka (laxative), Galaroga (diseases of throat) and Daurbalya (weakness).
Dose
- 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
Anupāna
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total phenolic content | 0.028 to 0.082 per cent |
| Total solids | Not less than 28.00 per cent |
| Specific gravity (at 25º) | 1.08 to 1.20 |
| pH | 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 14.0 per cent |
| Non-reducing sugars | Not more than 0.40 per cent |
| Alcohol content | 5 to 10 per cent |
| Methanol | Absent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 38.
