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Amṛtāriṣṭa

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{{stub}}'''AmritaarishtaAmṛtāriṣṭa''' is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"| Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API) ||[[Tinospora cordifolia]] ||St.|| 4.8 kg|-|Bilva API ||[[Aegle marmelos]] ||St. Bk. ||480 g|-| Śyonāka API ||[[Oroxylum indicum]] ||St. Bk. ||480 g|-| Gambhārī API ||[[Gmelina arborea]] ||St. Bk.|| 480 g|-| Pāṭalā API ||[[Stereospermum suaveolens]] ||St. Bk.|| 480 g|-| Agnimantha API||[[ Premna mucronata]] ||St. Bk. ||480 g|-| Śālaparṇī API ||[[Desmodium gangeticum]] ||Pl. ||480 g|-| Pṛṣniparṇī API ||[[Uraria picta]] ||Pl.|| 480 g|-| Bṛhatī API ||[[Solanum melongena var. Indicum]] ||Pl.|| 480 g|-| kaṇṭakārī API|| [[Solanum surattense]] ||Pl. ||480 g|-| Gokṣura API ||[[Tribulus terrestris]] ||Pl.|| 480 g|-| Jala for decoction ||Water || ||49.152 l |-|reduced to || || ||12.288 l|-| Guḍa API ||Jaggery |||| 14.4 kg|-|[[Prakṣepa Dravya]]s:|-| Ajājī (Śveta Jīraka API)|| [[Cuminum cyminum]] ||Fr.|| 768 g|-| Raktapuṣpaka (Parpaṭa API)|| [[Fumaria parviflora]] ||Pl.|| 96 g|-| Saptacchada (Saptaparṇa API)|| [[Alstonia scholaris]] ||St. Bk. ||48 g 7|-| Śuṇṭhc API ||[[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz. ||48 g|-|Marica API ||[[Piper nigrum]]|| Fr. ||48 g|-| Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]] ||Fr. ||48 g|-| Nāgakeśara API ||[[Mesua ferrea]] ||Stmn. ||48 g|-|Abda (Mustā API) ||[[Cyperus rotundus]]|| Rz.|| 48 g|-|Kaṭvī (Kaṭukā API) ||[[Picrorrhriza kurroa]]|| Rz. ||48 g|-| Prativiṣā (Ativiṣā) API) ||[[Aconitum heterophyllum]]|| Rt.|| 48 g|-| Vatsabīja (Indrayava API) ||[[Holarrhena antidysenterica]]|| Sd.|| 48 g|}
==Method of preparation==
*Take the raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 11 (Kvaatha [[Kvātha Dravya]]) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.*Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 14 to 24 (Prakeepa [[Prakṣepa Dravya]]) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.*Add specified amounts of water to the Kvaatha [[Kvātha Dravya]], soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvaatha[[Kvātha]]. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> ==Description==*Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste. ==Storage==*Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture. ==Therapeutic uses==*All types of Jvara (Fever). ==Dose==*15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day. ==Anupāna==*Water. ==Physico-chemical parameters=={| class="wikitable"|Total phenolic content||0.080 to 0.103 per cent|-|Total solids||Not less than 25.0 per cent|-|Specific gravity (at 25º)||1.05 to 1.20|-|pH||3.40 to 4.40|-|Reducing sugars||Not less than 16 per cent|-|Non-reducing sugars||Not more than 0.80 per cent |-|Alcohol content ||5 to 8 per cent v/v|-|Methanol|| Absent|}
==References==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Fever]]

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