Dārvi Malahara

Dārvi Malahara is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients given in the Formulation composition.

Formulation composition

Rasāñjana API	Berberis aristata / B. asiatica / B. lycium	root extract	2 g
Sphaṭikā	Alum or Potable Alums		1 g
Tragacanth			2 g
Xanthan gum FF			1 g
Propylene glycol			4 ml
Methyl paraben			0.17 g
Propyl paraben			0.03 g
Disodium edentate			0.01 g
Peppermint oil			0.05 ml
Jala API	Water		100 g

Method of preparation

• Rasājñana is the dried aqueous extract of the roots of Dāruharidrā, (Berberis aristata or B. asiatica or B. lycium, Fam. Berberidaceae), and is prepared by the following method.
• Chop Dāruharidrā into small pieces of about 1 cm thickness. Powder the chopped roots to a yavkuta (powder whose all particles pass through sieve number 22 and not more than 10 percent pass through sieve number 44).
• Weigh the powder and transfer to a suitable extraction vessel.

Description

• Yellowish-brown, non-gritty, smooth gel.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Sveta Pradara (Leucorrhoea), Yonikandū (Itching), Yoni sotha, (Vaginitis and other wounds and ulcers).

Dose

• 2g twice a day to be applied with applicator in vagina.

Anupāna

• Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

pH (5% aqueous solution)

3.7 to 4.2