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'''Citrakaadi Churna''' is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.  
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'''Citrakādi Cūrṇa''' is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.  
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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|Citraka API ||Plumbago zeylanica ||Rt. ||12 g
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|Citraka API ||[[Plumbago zeylanica ]]||Rt. ||12 g
 
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| N¡gara (áu¸¶h¢ API) ||Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||12 g
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| Nāgara (Śuṇṭhī API) ||[[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz. ||12 g
 
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| Hi´gu API|| Ferula foetida|| Exd. ||12 g
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| Hiṅgu API|| Ferula foetida|| Exd. ||12 g
 
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| Pippal¢ AP||I Piper longum|| Fr|| 12 g
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| Pippalī AP|| [[Piper longum]]|| Fr|| 12 g
 
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| Pippal¢ja¶¡ (Pippal¢ API) ||Piper longum ||St.|| 12 g
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| Pippalījaṭā (Pippalī API) ||[[Piper longum]] ||St.|| 12 g
 
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| Cavya API ||Piper retrofractum ||St.|| 12 g
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| Cavya API ||[[Piper retrofractum ]]||St.|| 12 g
 
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| Ajamod¡ API|| Apium leptophyllum|| Fr.|| 12 g
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| Ajamodā API|| [[Apium leptophyllum]]|| Fr.|| 12 g
 
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| Marica API ||Piper nigrum|| Fr.|| 12 g
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| Marica API ||[[Piper nigrum]]|| Fr.|| 12 g
 
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| Svarjik¡ (Svark¢kÀ¡ra (API)) ||Crude alkaline earth|| –|| 6 g
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| Svarjikā (Svarjīkṣāra (API)) ||Crude alkaline earth|| –|| 6 g
 
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| YavakÀ¡ra (API) ||Hordeum vulgare Water soluble Ash of ||Pl.|| 6 g
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| Yavakṣāra (API) ||Hordeum vulgare Water soluble Ash of ||Pl.|| 6 g
 
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| Sindhu (Saindhava Lava¸a (API))|| Rock salt ||– ||6 g
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| Sindhu (Saindhava Lavaṇa (API))|| Rock salt ||– ||6 g
 
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| Sauvarcala (Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API))|| Black salt|| –|| 6 g
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| Sauvarcala (Sauvarcala Lavaṇa (API))|| Black salt|| –|| 6 g
 
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| Vi·a Lava¸a 6 g||||||
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| Viḍa Lavaṇa 6 g||||||
 
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| S¡mudraka (S¡mudra Lava¸a API)|| Sea salt|| –|| 6 g
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| Sāmudraka (Sāmudra Lavaṇa API)|| Sea salt|| –|| 6 g
 
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| Romaka Lava¸a 6 g||||||
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| Romaka Lavaṇa 6 g||||||
 
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| M¡tulu´ga API -|| rasa Citrus medica Fr. juice|||| QS  
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| Mātuluṅga API -|| rasa Citrus medica Fr. juice|||| QS  
 
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==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
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*Treat Hi´gu to prepare Hi´gu - áuddha (Appendix 6.2.8.15).
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*Treat Hiṅgu to prepare Hiṇgu - Śuddha.
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*Roast Svarjik¡ kÀ¡ra and Yava kÀ¡ra in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture.
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*Roast Svarjikā kṣāra and Yava kṣāra in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture.
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*Roast coarsely powdered Sauvarcala, Saindhava, S¡mudra and Vi·a Lava¸as in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85).
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*Roast coarsely powdered Sauvarcala, Saindhava, Sāmudra and Viḍa Lavaṇa in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85).
 
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1, 2 and 4 to 8 of the Formulation Composition and powder separately. The powders should completely pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) and not less than 50 per cent pass through through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85). <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1, 2 and 4 to 8 of the Formulation Composition and powder separately. The powders should completely pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) and not less than 50 per cent pass through through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85). <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
  
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==Therapeutic uses==
 
==Therapeutic uses==
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*Arocaka (tastlessness), amajasula (intestinal colic), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), Gulma (abdominal dump), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), KaphadoÀa (vitiation of Kapha dosha)
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*Arocaka (Tastlessness), Āmajaśūla (Intestinal colic), Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Gulma (Abdominal dump), Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Kaphadoṣa (Vitiation of Kapha dosha)
  
 
==Dose==
 
==Dose==
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Latest revision as of 10:39, 23 September 2018

Citrakādi Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

Citraka API Plumbago zeylanica Rt. 12 g
Nāgara (Śuṇṭhī API) Zingiber officinale Rz. 12 g
Hiṅgu API Ferula foetida Exd. 12 g
Pippalī AP Piper longum Fr 12 g
Pippalījaṭā (Pippalī API) Piper longum St. 12 g
Cavya API Piper retrofractum St. 12 g
Ajamodā API Apium leptophyllum Fr. 12 g
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 12 g
Svarjikā (Svarjīkṣāra (API)) Crude alkaline earth – 6 g
Yavakṣāra (API) Hordeum vulgare Water soluble Ash of Pl. 6 g
Sindhu (Saindhava Lavaṇa (API)) Rock salt – 6 g
Sauvarcala (Sauvarcala Lavaṇa (API)) Black salt – 6 g
Viḍa Lavaṇa 6 g
Sāmudraka (Sāmudra Lavaṇa API) Sea salt – 6 g
Romaka Lavaṇa 6 g
Mātuluṅga API - rasa Citrus medica Fr. juice QS


Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Hiṅgu to prepare Hiṇgu - Śuddha.
  • Roast Svarjikā kṣāra and Yava kṣāra in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture.
  • Roast coarsely powdered Sauvarcala, Saindhava, Sāmudra and Viḍa Lavaṇa in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85).
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1, 2 and 4 to 8 of the Formulation Composition and powder separately. The powders should completely pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) and not less than 50 per cent pass through through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85). [1]

Description

  • Brown-coloured, smooth powder with pleasant odour, sour, spicy and pungent taste. The powder completely passes through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) and not less than 50 per cent pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Arocaka (Tastlessness), Āmajaśūla (Intestinal colic), Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Gulma (Abdominal dump), Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Kaphadoṣa (Vitiation of Kapha dosha)

Dose

  • 3 g with warm water.


Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 34 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 3.2 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 11 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 41 per cent
Loss on drying Not more than 8 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 4 to 5

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 35.
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