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| − | + | '''Aśvagandhādi Leha''' is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below. | |
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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | | Śarkarā API ||Sugar|| –|| 1.356 kg | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Aśvagandhā API|| Withania somnifera|| Rt. ||192 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Sārivā (śveta Sārivā API)|| Hemidesmus indicus|| Rt.|| 192 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Jīraka (śveta Jīraka API) ||Cuminum cyminum|| Fr.|| 192 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Madhusnuhī API ||Smilax china Smilax glabra (Official Substitute)]|| t. Tr.|| 192 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Drākṣā API ||Vitis vinifera|| Dr. Fr.|| 192 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Ghṛta (Goghṛta API) ||Clarified butter from cow milk ||– ||226 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Madhu API ||Honey ||– ||452 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)|| Elettaria cardamomum ||Sd. ||24 g | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Jala API ||Potable Water|| – ||452 g | ||
| + | |} | ||
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*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 2 to 5 and 9 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder. | *Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 2 to 5 and 9 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder. | ||
| − | *Wash, clean | + | *Wash, clean Drākṣā, soak in water till fully swollen and crush to make paste. |
| − | *Take | + | *Take Ghṛta in a stainless steel vessel and heat till it becomes free from moisture. |
| − | *Add soaked | + | *Add soaked Drākṣā to the Ghṛta and fry it to make moisture free, then add powdered ingredients and fry till it turns to a soft bolus. |
*Add sugar to water and heat, maintaining the temperature between 800 and 900 After the sugar dissolves, filter the hot syrup through muslin cloth.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Add sugar to water and heat, maintaining the temperature between 800 and 900 After the sugar dissolves, filter the hot syrup through muslin cloth.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
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| + | ==Description== | ||
| + | *A blackish brown, semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and bitter astringent taste. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Storage== | ||
| + | *Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| + | *Raktavikāra (Disorders of blood), Kṛśatva (Cachexia), Arśa (Piles), Unamāda (Psychosis), used as Balya (Tonic), Rasāyana (Rejuvenating agents), Vājīrkara(Aphrodisiasis). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Dose== | ||
| + | *6 to 12 g with milk. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |Total Ash||Not more than 2 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Acid-insoluble ash||Not more than 1 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Alcohol-soluble extractive|| Not less than 19 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Water-soluble extractive||Not less than 46 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Loss on drying|| Not more than 28 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |pH (1% aqueous solution)|| 4.7 to 5.0 | ||
| + | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Disorders of blood]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cachexia]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Psychosis]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Rejuvenating agents]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Aphrodisiasis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 23 September 2018
Aśvagandhādi Leha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Śarkarā API | Sugar | – | 1.356 kg |
| Aśvagandhā API | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 192 g |
| Sārivā (śveta Sārivā API) | Hemidesmus indicus | Rt. | 192 g |
| Jīraka (śveta Jīraka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 192 g |
| Madhusnuhī API | Smilax china Smilax glabra (Official Substitute)] | t. Tr. | 192 g |
| Drākṣā API | Vitis vinifera | Dr. Fr. | 192 g |
| Ghṛta (Goghṛta API) | Clarified butter from cow milk | – | 226 g |
| Madhu API | Honey | – | 452 g |
| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 24 g |
| Jala API | Potable Water | – | 452 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 2 to 5 and 9 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder.
- Wash, clean Drākṣā, soak in water till fully swollen and crush to make paste.
- Take Ghṛta in a stainless steel vessel and heat till it becomes free from moisture.
- Add soaked Drākṣā to the Ghṛta and fry it to make moisture free, then add powdered ingredients and fry till it turns to a soft bolus.
- Add sugar to water and heat, maintaining the temperature between 800 and 900 After the sugar dissolves, filter the hot syrup through muslin cloth.[1]
Description
- A blackish brown, semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and bitter astringent taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Raktavikāra (Disorders of blood), Kṛśatva (Cachexia), Arśa (Piles), Unamāda (Psychosis), used as Balya (Tonic), Rasāyana (Rejuvenating agents), Vājīrkara(Aphrodisiasis).
Dose
- 6 to 12 g with milk.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total Ash | Not more than 2 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 19 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 46 per cent |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 28 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 4.7 to 5.0 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 27.
