Citraka Harītakī

Citraka Harītakī is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:

Formulation composition

Citraka API – kvātha	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	4.800 l
Āmalakī API - kvātha	Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis)	P.	4.800 l
Gu²ūcī API – kvātha	Tinospora cordifolia	St.	4.800 l
Daśāmūla API - kvātha			4.800 l
(a.) Bilva API	Aegle marmelos	Rt./St. Bk.
(b.) Agnimantha API	Premna mucronata (Official substitute)	Rt./St. Bk.
(c.) Śyonāka API	Oroxylum indicum	Rt./St. Bk.
(d.) Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API)	Gmelina arborea	Rt./St. Bk.
(e.) Pā°alā API S	tereospermum suaveolens	Rt./St. Bk.
(f.) Śālapar´ī API	Desmodium gangeticum	Pl
(g.) P¨¾nipar´ī API	Uraria picta	Pl
(h.) Śvada¼¾trā (Gok¾ura API)	Tribulus terrestris	Pl
(i.) B¨hatī API	Solanum indicum	Pl
(j.) Kā´°akārī API	Solanum surattense	Pl
Pathyā (Harītakī API) – cūrņa	Terminalia chebula	P.	3.07 kg
Guda API	Jaggery		4.80 kg
Śunthī API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	96 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	96 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	96 g
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St.Bk. 9	6 g
Elā (Sūkşmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	96 g
Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	96 g
Ksāra (Yava API)	Hordeum vulgare	Water soluble Ash of	Pl. 24 g
Madhu API	Honey		384 g

Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 4 (Kvātha dravya) of the Formulation composition separately and pass through sieve no. 44 to obtain a coarse powder.
Dry and powder the ingredient number 5 separately and ingredients number 7 to 13 (Prak¾epa dravyas) of the Formulation composition to a fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
Add required amount of water to the Kvātha dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
Mix all the Kvāthas together. Add Jaggery, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
Reduce the Kvātha to a thicker consistency by gentle boiling; add cūrņa of Pathyā and stir thoroughly during the process.
Add the powdered prak¾epa dravya no. 7 to 13 while hot at 500 ,mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
Allow to cool to room temperature. Add honey, mix thoroughly.
Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.^[1]

Blackish brown, semisolid paste with spicy, pleasant odour and bitter-astringent taste.

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

Gulma (abdominal lump), Udāvarta (upward movement of gases), Pīnasa (Chronic rhinitis/Sinusitis), Kāsa (cough), Svāsa (Dyspnoea), Arśa (Piles), Agnimāndya (loss of appetite), Kashaaya (Pthisis), Khimi (Helminthiasis / worm infestation).