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Arka Lavaṇa

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Arka Lavaṇa is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Arka patra API Calotropis procera Lf. 1 part
Saindhava lavaṇa API Rock salt 1 part

Method of preparation

  • Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Collect mature Arka patra. Place alternate layers of Arka patra and Saindhava lavaṇa in an earthen pot.
  • Keep a śarāva to cover the pot. Seal the edge of the śarāva and the pot with seven consecutive layers of clay-smeared cloth and allow to dry.
  • Subject it to fire till the pot becomes red-hot. Remove the contents from the pot and grind to a fine powder in a khalva.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • A fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; grey in colour, odourless, taste salty.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udara roga (Diseases of abdomen), Plīhodara (Splenomegaly) Yakṛtodara (Enlargement of Liver).

Dose

  • 1g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Water, Butter milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 1 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 3 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 9 to 10

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 104.