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'''Elādi Cūrṇa''' is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
'''Elādi Churna''' is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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{| class="wikitable"
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| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) ||[[Elettaria cardamomum]]|| Sd. ||1 part
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|-
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| Lavaṇga API ||[[Syzygium aromaticum]]|| Fl. Bd. ||1 part
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|-
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| Gajakeśara (Nāgakeśara API)|| [[Mesua ferrea]] ||Stmn.|| 1 part
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| Kola majjā (Kola API) ||[[Zizyphus jujuba]] ||Rp.Fr. Pp.|| 1 part
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|-
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| Lāja (Śāli API) ||[[Oryza sativa]] ||Sd. ||1 part
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|-
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| Priyaṇgu API|| [[Callicarpa macrophylla]] ||Infl.|| 1 part
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|-
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| Ghana (Mustā API) ||[[Cyperus rotundus]] ||Rt. Tr. ||1 part
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|-
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| Candana (Śveta candana API)|| [[Santalum album]] ||Ht. Wd. ||1 part
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|-
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| Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]]|| Fr.|| 1 part
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|}
  
 
==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
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*Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain ahomogeneous blend.
 
*Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain ahomogeneous blend.
 
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Description==
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*Brown-coloured, smooth powder with characteristic odour of Elā, and a spicy, pungent taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Asthma).
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==Dose==
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*10 g daily in divided dose.
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==Anupāna==
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*Honey, Sugar.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Loss on drying || Not more than 10 per cent
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|Total ash || Not more than 7 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 2 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive ||  Not less than 10 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 90.0 per cent
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|pH (1% aqueous solution) || 5 to 7
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|}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma]]

Latest revision as of 16:48, 14 September 2018

Elādi Cūrṇa is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 1 part
Lavaṇga API Syzygium aromaticum Fl. Bd. 1 part
Gajakeśara (Nāgakeśara API) Mesua ferrea Stmn. 1 part
Kola majjā (Kola API) Zizyphus jujuba Rp.Fr. Pp. 1 part
Lāja (Śāli API) Oryza sativa Sd. 1 part
Priyaṇgu API Callicarpa macrophylla Infl. 1 part
Ghana (Mustā API) Cyperus rotundus Rt. Tr. 1 part
Candana (Śveta candana API) Santalum album Ht. Wd. 1 part
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 1 part

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Dry Kola majja in an oven at 500 for 24 h and powder immediately after drying and pass
  • through sieve number 85. Wash, dry and powder all other cleaned ingredients (number 1 to 3 and 5 to 9) individually and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain ahomogeneous blend.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Brown-coloured, smooth powder with characteristic odour of Elā, and a spicy, pungent taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Asthma).

Dose

  • 10 g daily in divided dose.

Anupāna

  • Honey, Sugar.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash Not more than 7 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 2 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 10 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 90.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 5 to 7

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 46.