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==Method of preparation==
*Take all the ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
*Wash, dry, powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 36 ([[Kvātha Dravya]]) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 44.*Wash, dry, powder the ingredients numbered 43 to 48 (Prak¾epa[[Praksepa]]) and pass through sieve number 85. Add sufficient amount of water to the Kvātha dravya.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> ==Description==*Semisolid, chocolate brown colored sticky paste, taste sweet with non-specific pleasant odour. ==Storage==*Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber colured containers, protected from light and moisture. ==Therapeutic uses==*Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Dyspnoea), Kṣata kṣīṇa (Debility due to chest injury), Svarabheda (Hoarseness of voice), Kshaya (Pthisis), Hrdroga (Heart disease), Agnimāndya (Loss of appetite), Uroroga (Disease of thorax), Vātarakta (Gout), Pipāsā (Thirst), Mūtraroga (Urinary diseases), Śukra dosha (Abnormalities in semen), Jarā (Senility/Progeriasis). Used as a Rasāyana (Rejuvenating agents), Medhya (Brain tonic), Smṛtiprada (Memory provider). ==Dose==*25 g daily in divided doses. ==Anupāna==*Water, Milk. ==Physico-chemical parameters=={| class="wikitable"|Loss on drying || Not more than 9 per cent|-|Total ash || Not more than 2.0 per cent|-|Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 1.0 per cent|-|Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 50.0 per cent|-|Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 50.0 per cent|-|pH (1% aqueous solution) || 3.82 to 4.23|} ==References==<references> <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 15 .</ref> </references>
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspnoea]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Debility due to chest injury]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Hoarseness of voice]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Pthisis]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Heart disease]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Loss of appetite]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Disease of thorax]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Gout]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Thirst]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Urinary diseases]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abnormalities in semen]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Senility]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Progeriasis]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Rejuvenating agents]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Brain tonic]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Memory provider]]