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'''Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha''' is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
'''Kusmaandaka Rasayana''' Rasāyana is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Katphala API||[[Myrica nagi]]||St Bk.|| 1 part
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|Pauskara (Puskara API) ||[[Inula racemosa]]|| Rt. ||1 part
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|Śringī (Karkatasrngī API) ||[[Pistacia integerrima]]||Gl. ||1 part
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|Yamānī (Yavānī API)|| [[Trachyspermum ammi]] ||Fr.|| 1 part
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|Kāravī (Krsnajīraka API)|| [[Carum carvi]]|| Fr. ||1 part
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| Śunthī API ||[[Zingiber officinale]] ||Rz. ||1 part
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|Marīca API ||[[Piper nigrum]] ||Fr. ||1 part
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|Pippalī API|| [[Piper longum]]|| Fr. |||1 part
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|Madhu API ||Honey || ||12 parts
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|Ārdraka API ([[Svarasa]])|| [[Zingiber officinale]] ||Fresh juice of Rz. ||Q.S.for Bhāvana
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==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredients 1 to 8 separately and pass through sieve number 85.
 
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredients 1 to 8 separately and pass through sieve number 85.
*Wash and peel Ārdraka, grind it, squeeze the juice and filter it through a muslin cloth to collect svarasa.
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*Wash and peel [[Ārdraka]], grind it, squeeze the juice and filter it through a muslin cloth to collect [[svarasa]].
 
*Mix the powdered ingredients 1 to 8 thoroughly, levigate with Ārdraka svarasa and later dry the mixture.
 
*Mix the powdered ingredients 1 to 8 thoroughly, levigate with Ārdraka svarasa and later dry the mixture.
*Add honey and stir thoroughly to form an avaleha.
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*Add honey and stir thoroughly to form an [[avaleha]].
 
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Description==
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*A blackish brown coloured semisolid sticky paste, odour pleasant, taste bitter, astringent and spicy.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Vātakaphajvara (Fever due to vāta doşa and kapha doşa), Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Aruci (Tastelessness), Chardi (Emesis).
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==Dose==
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*3 to 5 g daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Water.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Loss on drying || Not more than 32.0 per cent
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|Total ash || Not more than 2.70 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 0.50 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 51.0 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 47.0 per cent
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|pH (1% aqueous solution) || 6.3 to 6.6
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Formulations]]
 
[[Category:Formulations]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Fever due to vaāta dosha and kapha dosha]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspnoea]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Tastelessness]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Emesis]]

Latest revision as of 13:04, 14 September 2018

Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Katphala API Myrica nagi St Bk. 1 part
Pauskara (Puskara API) Inula racemosa Rt. 1 part
Śringī (Karkatasrngī API) Pistacia integerrima Gl. 1 part
Yamānī (Yavānī API) Trachyspermum ammi Fr. 1 part
Kāravī (Krsnajīraka API) Carum carvi Fr. 1 part
Śunthī API Zingiber officinale Rz. 1 part
Marīca API Piper nigrum Fr. 1 part
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 1 part
Madhu API Honey 12 parts
Ārdraka API (Svarasa) Zingiber officinale Fresh juice of Rz. Q.S.for Bhāvana

Method of preparation

  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients 1 to 8 separately and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Wash and peel Ārdraka, grind it, squeeze the juice and filter it through a muslin cloth to collect svarasa.
  • Mix the powdered ingredients 1 to 8 thoroughly, levigate with Ārdraka svarasa and later dry the mixture.
  • Add honey and stir thoroughly to form an avaleha.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • A blackish brown coloured semisolid sticky paste, odour pleasant, taste bitter, astringent and spicy.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Vātakaphajvara (Fever due to vāta doşa and kapha doşa), Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Aruci (Tastelessness), Chardi (Emesis).

Dose

  • 3 to 5 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 32.0 per cent
Total ash Not more than 2.70 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 0.50 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 51.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 47.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 6.3 to 6.6

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 2.