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Aravindāsava

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Aravindasaava 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

Aravinda (Kamala API) Nelumbo nucifera Fl. 16 g
U¿¢ra API Vetivera zizanioides Rt. 16 g
K¡¿mar¢ (Gambh¡r¢ API) Gmelina arborea Fr. 16 g
N¢lotpala (Utpala API) Nymphaea stellata Fl. 16 g
MaµjiÀ¶h¡ API Rubia cordifolia Rt. 16 g
Bal¡ API Sida cordifolia Rt. 16 g
M¡Æs¢ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢ API) Nardostachys jatamansi Rz. 16g
El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 16 g
Ambuda (Must¡ API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 16 g
á¡riv¡ (áveta S¡riv¡ API) Hemidesmus indicus Rt. 16 g
áiv¡ (Har¢tak¢ API) Terminalia chebula P. 16 g
Bibh¢taka API Terminalia bellirica P. 16 g
Vac¡ API Acorus calamus Rz. 16 g
Dh¡tr¢ (Ëmalak¢ API) Emblica officinalis P. 16 g
áa¶¢ API Hedychium spicatum Rz. 16 g
áy¡m¡ (Triv¤t API) Ipomoea turpethum Rt. 16 g
N¢lin¢ (N¢l¢ API) Indigofera tinctoria Rt. 16 g
Pa¶ola API Trichosanthes dioica Lf. / Pl. 16 g
Parpa¶a API Fumaria parviflora Pl. 16 g 11
P¡rtha (Arjuna API) Terminalia arjuna St. Bk. 16 g
Madh£ka API Madhuca indica Fl. 16 g
Madhuka (YaÀ¶¢ API) Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 16 g
Mur¡ API Selinium tenuifolium Rt. 16 g
Dr¡kÀ¡ API Vitis vinifera Dry Fr. 320 g
Dh¡tak¢ API Woodfordia fruticosa Fl. 256 g
Jala Water 8.19 l
áarkar¡ API Sugar 1.6 kg
M¡kÀika (Madhu API) Honey 0.8 kg

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of Pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 23 of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Wash and clean the ingredients numbered 24 and 25 of the formulation composition.
  • Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 27 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.[1]

Description

  • Clear light brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and acrid taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Karsya (emaciation), Balakshaya (loss of strength/immunity), Sarva Bala Roga (all children diseases), Grahadosha (certain psychotic syndrome), ayushya (life prolonging)

Dose

  • 3 to 12 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day over one year of age and 10 to 20 drops up to one year, 2-3 times a day.

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content Not less than 0.05 per cent
Total solids 10 to 20 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.0 to 1.1
pH 3.0 to 4.5
Reducing sugars 3.5 to 5.5 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 1.0 per cent
Alcohol content 5 to 10 per cent
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 12.