Lashunaadi Vati

Lashunaadi Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

La¿una (Rasona API)	Allium sativum	Bl.	1 part
J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API)	Cuminum cyminum	Fr.	1 part
Saindhava (Saindhava Lava¸a (API ))	Rock salt	–	1 part
Gandhaka API-áuddha	Sulphur	–	1 part
Trika¶u
a. áu¸¶h¢ API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	1 part
b. Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	1 part
c. Pippal¢ API	Piper longum	Fr.	1 part
R¡ma¶ha (Hi´gu API) - áuddha	Ferula foetida	Exd.	1 part
Nimbu (Nimb£ API) - rasa	Citrus limon	Fr. QS	parts

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha.
• Treat Hi´gu to get Hingu - shuddha.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
• Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava Lava¸a in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
• Clean Rasona and grind to prepare fine paste.
• Wash and clean fresh Nimbu fruits, cut into halves, squeeze and strain the juice through muslin cloth to obtain Nimbu svarasa.

Description

• Brown coloured pills with characteristic garlic odour and saline taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Visucika (Gastro-enteritis with piercing pain), Ajirna (Dyspepsia), Atisara (Diarrhoea).

Dose

• 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash	Not more than 17 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 5 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 14 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 23 per cent
Loss on drying	Not more than 8 per cent
pH (1 % aqueous solution)	3 to 4