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Hiṇgvaṣṭaka Cūrṇa

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HINGAWASHTAKA CHURNA

Hingavashtaka Churna is a powder preparation containing the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Roast coarsely powder Saindhava lava´a in a stainless steel pan till it become free from moisture. Prepare fine powder and pass through it sieve number 85.
  • Treat Hi¬gu to prepare śuddha Hi¬gu (Appendix 6.2.7.12). 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.[1]

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.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 48.