Dāḍimādi Ghṛta - 1

Dandimaadi Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Gh¤ta as the basic ingredient

Formulation composition

D¡·ima API	Punica granatum	Dr. Sd.	192 g
Dh¡nya (Dh¡nyaka API)	Coriandrum sativam	Fr.	96 g
Citraka API	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	48 g
ᤴgavera (áu¸¶h¢ API)	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	48 g
Pippal¢ API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	24 g
Gh¤ta (Gogh¤ta API)	Clarified butter from cow s milk		960 g
Jala	Water		3.072 l

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 to 5 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 (Kalka Dravyas).
• Transfer the Kalka Dravyas to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend (Kalka).
• Clean Dandima seeds and crush to prepare a paste.

Description

• A green-coloured, soft, low melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with pleasant sweetish odour and ghee like taste

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Pandu (anemia), Gulma (abdominal lump), Pliharoga (splenic disease), Hrdroga (heart disease), Arsa (piles), Parinamasula (duodenal ulcer), Garbhini Roga (diseases during pregnancy), Vata-Kapha Roga (disease due to Vata Dosha and Kapha Dosha), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), shvasa (asthma), Kasa (cough), Muthavata (obstructed movement of Vata Dosha), Vandhyatva (infertility), Dushha Prasava (difficult labour).

Dose

• 6 to 12 gm twice a day.

Anupāna

• Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 40	1.470 to1.468
Specific gravity at 40	0.959-0.969
Acid value	Not more than 0.9
Saponification value	236 to 242
Iodine value	69 to 70
Peroxide value	Not more than 6
Congealing point	280 to180