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'''Ajamoda Arka''' is a liquid preparation obtained by hydro-distillation of fruits of Trachyspermum roxburghianum.
 
'''Ajamoda Arka''' is a liquid preparation obtained by hydro-distillation of fruits of Trachyspermum roxburghianum.
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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| Dv¢p¡ntara ajamod¡ (API)|| Trachyspermum roxburghianum|| Fr. ||1.0 kg
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| Jala API for soaking and for preparation of Arka||Potable Water||||20.0 l
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==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
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*Place the flask on a heating mantle. Adjust the temperature control when boiling starts and continue the distillation to collect about 1.5 l of Arka.
 
*Place the flask on a heating mantle. Adjust the temperature control when boiling starts and continue the distillation to collect about 1.5 l of Arka.
 
*Store in containers and pack them air-tight to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
*Store in containers and pack them air-tight to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Description==
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*Ajamoda Arka is a cloudy milky turbid liquid having characteristic spicy odour with slightly pungent lingering bitter taste.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Agnimandya (Digestive impairment), Ajirna (Dyspepsia), Bastiroga (Urinary bladder disorder), Vatakapharoga (Diseases due to Vata and Kapha dosha)
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==Dose==
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*10 to 20 ml per day in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Water.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Specific gravity (200)|| 0.995 to 0.998,
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==List of Ayurvedic herb in which used in this preparation==
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[[Biophytum sensitivum - Alambusha]] <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 2.</ref>  
 
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 2.</ref>  
 
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.32, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
 
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[[Category:Formulations]]
 
[[Category:Formulations]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Digestive impairment]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspepsia]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Urinary bladder disorder]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases due to vata and kapha dosha]]

Latest revision as of 11:55, 2 April 2022

Ajamoda Arka is a liquid preparation obtained by hydro-distillation of fruits of Trachyspermum roxburghianum.

Formulation composition

Dv¢p¡ntara ajamod¡ (API) Trachyspermum roxburghianum Fr. 1.0 kg
Jala API for soaking and for preparation of Arka Potable Water 20.0 l

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredient number 1 of the Formulation Composition and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) to obtain coarse powder.
  • Place 100 g of Dv¢p¡ntara ajamod¡ powder in a round bottom standard joint flask of 3.0 l capacity. Add 2.0 l of Jala.
  • Attach the proper distillation assembly with distillation and receiving heads, double surface condenser and receiving flask and enough circulating water to condense the distillate i.e. Arka.
  • Place the flask on a heating mantle. Adjust the temperature control when boiling starts and continue the distillation to collect about 1.5 l of Arka.
  • Store in containers and pack them air-tight to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Ajamoda Arka is a cloudy milky turbid liquid having characteristic spicy odour with slightly pungent lingering bitter taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnimandya (Digestive impairment), Ajirna (Dyspepsia), Bastiroga (Urinary bladder disorder), Vatakapharoga (Diseases due to Vata and Kapha dosha)

Dose

  • 10 to 20 ml per day in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Specific gravity (200) 0.995 to 0.998,

List of Ayurvedic herb in which used in this preparation

Biophytum sensitivum - Alambusha [2]

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 2.
  2. ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.32, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.