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==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"| 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==
*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"/>
==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==
{| class="wikitable"
|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==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma]]
