Brāhmī Ghṛta

Brahmi Ghrta is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Ghrta as the basic ingredient

Formulation composition

Brāhmī svarasa (Brāhmī API)	Bacopa monnieri	Pl.	1.536 l
Gh¨ta (Go Gh¨ta) API	Clarified butter from cow’s milk		768 g
Śu´°hī API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	12 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	12 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	12 g
Śyāmā (Triv¨t API)	Operculina turpethum	Rt.	12 g
Triv¨t API	Operculina turpethum	Rt.	12 g
Dantī API	Baliospermum montanum	Rt.	12 g
Śa¬khapu¾pī API	Convolvulus pluricaulis	W. P.	12 g
N¨padruma (Āragvadha API)	Cassia fistula	Fr. Pulp	12 g
Saptalā API	Euphorbia dracunculoides	W. P.	12 g
K¨mihara (Vi²a¬ga API)	Embelia ribes	Fr.	12 g

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Take fresh Brāhmī and wash thoroughly with water. Grind and filter with muslin cloth to obtain
• Brāhmī svarasa.
• Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
• Take the other ingredients (Kalka dravya) numbered 3 to 12, wash, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85.
• Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.

Description

• A low melting Ghrta, green in colour with soft, unctuous touch, pleasant odour and bitter taste

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Apasmāra (Epilepsy), Unmāda (Insanity), Vandhyatva (infertility), Kushtha (skin disorders), Vāksvara bharga (inability to speak properly), Smrti kshaya (memory loss) and Buddhi māndya (mental retardation).

Dose

• 12 to 24 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

• Warm milk and warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400	1.454 to1.465
Weight per ml at 400	0.930g to 0.945g
Saponification value	190 to 230
Iodine value	30 to 40
Acid value	Not more than 2
Peroxide value	Not more than 4
Congealing point	210 to 170