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==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
|}
*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 DrakshaDrākṣā, soak in water till fully swollen and crush to make paste.*Take Ghrta Ghṛta in a stainless steel vessel and heat till it becomes free from moisture.*Add soaked Draksha Drākṣā to the Ghrta 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"/>
==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==
[[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]]
