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==Anupāna==
 
==Anupāna==
 
*Honey, Water, Milk.
 
*Honey, Water, Milk.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Total ash || Not more than 6 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 0.5 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 20 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 53 per cent
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|pH (1% aqueous solution) || 4 to 6
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|Total sugar|| Not less than 39 per cent
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|Reducing sugars|| Not less than 4 per cent
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==References==
 
==References==

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Avipattikara Churna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 and 9 to 13 individually in a pulverizer and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Prepare fine powder of Vi²a lavana and Śarkarā separately and pass through sieve number 85. Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain a homogeneous blend.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Light brown, fine powder, odour characteristic of clove, with a sweet, spicy and pungent taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Malabandha (constipation), Amlapitta (Hyperacidity), Arśa (Piles), Mūtrabandha (retention of urine), Prameha (metabolic disorder).

Dose

  • 10 g daily in divided doses

Anupāna

  • Honey, Water, Milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total ash Not more than 6 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 0.5 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 20 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 53 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 4 to 6
Total sugar Not less than 39 per cent
Reducing sugars Not less than 4 per cent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 42.