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'''Kumāryāsava''' is a fermented liquid preparation made with ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.  
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'''Kumaaryaasava''' is a fermented liquid preparation made with ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.  
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| Kumārī Rasa (Kumārī API) ||[[Aloe barbadensis]]||Lf.|| 12.288 l
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|-
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| Guḍa API|| Jaggery|||| 4.8 kg
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|-
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| Vijayā (Harītakī API) ||[[Terminalia chebula]]|| P.|| 1.2 kg
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|-
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| Jala for decoction ||Water|||| 12.288 l
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|reduced to ||||||3.072 l
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|-
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| Madhu API ||Honey|||| 3.072 kg
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|-
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| Dhātakī API||[[Woodfordia fructicosa]]|| Fl. ||768 g
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|-
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| Jātīphala API||[[Myristica fragrans]]||Sd. ||48 g
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|-
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| Lavaṅga API ||[[Syzygium aromaticum]]||Fl.|| Bd. 48 g
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|-
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| Kaṅkola API ||[[Piper cubeba]]||Fr.|| 48 g
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|-
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| Jaṭilā (Jaṭāmāṁsī)||[[Nardostachys jatamansi]]|| Rz. ||48 g
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|-
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| Kabābaka API||[[Piper cubeba]]||Fr. ||48 g
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|-
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| Cavya API ||[[Piper retrofractum]]|| St.|| 48 g
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|-
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| Citra (Eraṇḍa API) ||[[Ricinus communis]]|| Rt.|| 48 g
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|-
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| Jātipatrī (Jātīphala API)||[[Myristica fragrans]]|| Ar. ||48 g
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|-
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| Karkaṭa (Karkaṭaśṛṅgi API) ||[[Pistacia integerrima]]||Gl.|| 48 g
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| Akṣa (Bibhītaka API) ||[[Terminalia belerica]]|| P. ||48 g
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|-
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| Puṣkaramūla (Puṣkara API)||[[Inula racemosa]]|| Rt||. 48 g
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| Mṛta śulva (Tāmra API)||Bhasma Calcined||T¡mra ||48 g
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|-
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| Mṛta Loha (Lauha API)||Bhasma Calcined|| Lauha ||24 g
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|}
  
 
==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition.
 
*Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition.
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*Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 (Kv¡tha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
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*Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 ([[Kvātha Dravya]]) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
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*Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 (PrakÀepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
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*Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 ([[Prakshepa Dravya]]) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
 
*Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition.
 
*Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition.
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*Add specified amounts of water to the Kv¡tha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kv¡tha.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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*Add specified amounts of water to the [[Kvātha Dravya]], soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain [[Kvātha]].<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Description==
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*Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Gulma (Abdominal lump), Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Asthma), Arśa (Piles), Vātavyādhi (Neurological diseases), Apasmāra (Epilepsy), Kṣaya (Pthisis); Udara (Abdominal diseases), Manyāroga (Diseases of neck region), Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Koṣṭhaśūla (Abdominal pain) Naṣṭa puṣpa (Menopause).
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==Dose==
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*15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Total phenolic content||0.061 to 0.079 per cent
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|Total solids||Not less than 13.0 per cent
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|Specific gravity (at 25º)||1.01 to 1.10
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|pH||3.50 to 4.2
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|Reducing sugars||Not less than 7.5 per cent
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|Non-reducing sugars||Not more than 0.30 per cent
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|Alcohol content ||5 to 10 per cent v/v
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|Methanol|| Absent
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|}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Formulations]]
 
[[Category:Formulations]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Neurological diseases]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Epilepsy]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Pthisis]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal diseases]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of neck region]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Digestive impairment]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal pain]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Menopause]]

Latest revision as of 12:10, 13 August 2023

Kumāryāsava is a fermented liquid preparation made with ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Formulation composition

Kumārī Rasa (Kumārī API) Aloe barbadensis Lf. 12.288 l
Guḍa API Jaggery 4.8 kg
Vijayā (Harītakī API) Terminalia chebula P. 1.2 kg
Jala for decoction Water 12.288 l
reduced to 3.072 l
Madhu API Honey 3.072 kg
Dhātakī API Woodfordia fructicosa Fl. 768 g
Jātīphala API Myristica fragrans Sd. 48 g
Lavaṅga API Syzygium aromaticum Fl. Bd. 48 g
Kaṅkola API Piper cubeba Fr. 48 g
Jaṭilā (Jaṭāmāṁsī) Nardostachys jatamansi Rz. 48 g
Kabābaka API Piper cubeba Fr. 48 g
Cavya API Piper retrofractum St. 48 g
Citra (Eraṇḍa API) Ricinus communis Rt. 48 g
Jātipatrī (Jātīphala API) Myristica fragrans Ar. 48 g
Karkaṭa (Karkaṭaśṛṅgi API) Pistacia integerrima Gl. 48 g
Akṣa (Bibhītaka API) Terminalia belerica P. 48 g
Puṣkaramūla (Puṣkara API) Inula racemosa Rt . 48 g
Mṛta śulva (Tāmra API) Bhasma Calcined T¡mra 48 g
Mṛta Loha (Lauha API) Bhasma Calcined Lauha 24 g

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
  • Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition.
  • Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.[1]

Description

  • Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Gulma (Abdominal lump), Kāsa (Cough), Śvāsa (Asthma), Arśa (Piles), Vātavyādhi (Neurological diseases), Apasmāra (Epilepsy), Kṣaya (Pthisis); Udara (Abdominal diseases), Manyāroga (Diseases of neck region), Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Koṣṭhaśūla (Abdominal pain) Naṣṭa puṣpa (Menopause).

Dose

  • 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content 0.061 to 0.079 per cent
Total solids Not less than 13.0 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.01 to 1.10
pH 3.50 to 4.2
Reducing sugars Not less than 7.5 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 0.30 per cent
Alcohol content 5 to 10 per cent v/v
Methanol Absent

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 53.
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