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Aśvagandhādi Leha

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Ashvagandhaadi Leha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

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 Draksha, soak in water till fully swollen and crush to make paste.
  • Take Ghrta in a stainless steel vessel and heat till it becomes free from moisture.
  • Add soaked Draksha to the Ghrta 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

  • Raktavikara (disorders of blood), Krsatva (cachexia), Arsa (piles), Unamada (psychosis), used as Balya (tonic), Rasayana (rejuvenating agents), Vajrkara(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

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 27.