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Bhāskaralavaṇa cūrṇa

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Bhāskaralavaṇa cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Sāmudra lavaṇa API Sea salt 96 g
Sauvarcala lavaṇa API 60 g
Viḍa lavaṇa API 24 g
Saindhava lavaṇa API Rock salt 24 g
Dhānyaka API Coriandrum sativum Fr. 24 g
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr . 24 g
Pippalīmūla API Piper longum Rt. 24 g
Kīmūlaa Jīraka API Carum carvi Fr. 24 g
Patraka (Tvakpatra API) Cinnmomum tamala Lf. 24 g
Nāgakeśara API Mesua ferrea Stmn. 24 g
Tālīsa API Abies webbiana Lf. 24 g
Amlavetasa API Garcinia pedunculata Fr. 24 g
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 12 g
Viśva (Śuṇṭhī API) Zingiber officinale Rz. 12 g
Dāḍima Bīja (Dāḍima API) Punica granatum Dr.Sd. 48 g
Tvak API Cinnmomum zeylanicum St. Bk. 6 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā) API) Eletteria cardamomum Sd . 6 g

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash and dry the ingredients numbered 5 to 18.
  • Roast coarsely powdered Samudra Lavana, Sauvarcala Lavana, Saindhava Lavana and Vidha Lavana individually in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85.[1]

Description

  • Creamish-brown coloured, smooth powder with a characteristic odour of Vi·a Lava¸a and salty taste. The powder completely passes through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent through sieve number 85.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Śūla (Pain), Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), vātakaphaja Gulma (Tumor due to vāta Dosha and Kapha Dosha), Plīhā (Splenic disease), Udara (Disease of abdomen), Arśa (Piles), Kaśaya (Pthisis), Kuṣṭa (Disease of skin), Vibandha (Constipation), Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano), Śopha (Oedema), Śūla (Pain), Śvāsa (Asthma), Kāsa (Cough), Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Hṛdruja (Angina pectoris), Ajīrṇa (Dyspepsia).

Dose

  • 2-5 g in divided doses.

Anupāna

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying at 105 degree Not more than 7 per cent
Total Ash Not more than 50 per cent
Acid insoluble ash Not more than 3 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 12 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 70 per cent
Reducing suga 25 to 35 per cent
Non-reducing sugar 20 to 30 per cent
pH (5 % aqueous solution) 3.96 to 4.08

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 113.