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[[File:Small 596499544.jpg|thumb|right|''HINGAWASHTAKA CHURNA'']]
'''Hingavashtaka ChurnaHiṇgvaṣṭaka Cūrṇa''' is a powder preparation containing the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:
==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"| Śuṇṭhī API|| [[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz.|| 1 part|-| Marica API|| [[Piper nigrum ]][||Fr.|| 1 part|-| Pippalī API|| [[Piper longum]]|| Fr.|| 1 part|-| Ajamodā API ||[[Apium leptophyllum]]|| Fr.|| 1 part|-| Saindhava lavaṇa API|| Rock salt || ||1 part|-| Śveta jīraka API|| [[Cuminum cyminum]]|| Fr. 1|| part|-| Kṛṣṇa jīraka API ||[Carum carvi ]]||Fr.|| 1 part|-| Hiṇgu API-śuddha|| [[Ferula foetida]] ||Exd. || 1 part|}
==Method of preparation==
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
*Roast coarsely powder Saindhava lava´a lavaṇa in a stainless steel pan till it become free from moisture. Prepare fine powder and pass through it sieve number 85.*Treat Hi¬gu Hiṇgu to prepare śuddha Hi¬gu (Appendix 6.2.7.12)Hiṇgu. Clean and powder all other ingredients individually, pass through sieve no. 85, weigh each ingredient separately and mix thoroughly in specified ratio to obtain a homogeneous blend.
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Description==
*Light brown; free flowing powder with a spicy and astringent taste, odour aromatic and pleasant. 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==
*Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Śūla (Pain/Colic), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Vātaroga (Disease due to vata dosha).
==Dose==
*3 to 6 g daily in divided doses.
==Anupāna==
*Ghrta.
==Physico-chemical parameters==
{| class="wikitable"
|Loss on drying || Not more than 13.5 per cent
|-
|Total ash || Not more than 23.0 per cent
|-
|Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 4.5 per cent
|-
|Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 14.0 per cent
|-
|Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 34.0 per cent
|-
|pH (1% aqueous solution) || 6.4 to 6.6
|}
==References==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Digestive impairment]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Pain]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Colic]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Disease due to vata dosha]]
