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'''Mṛdvīkādi leha''' is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
'''Mrdvekaadi leha''' is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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| M¨dvīkā (Drāk¾ā API)|| Vitis vinifera Dr.|| Fr. ||50 in number
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| Mṛdvīkā leha (Drākṣā API)|| [[Vitis vinifera]]|| Dr.Fr. ||50 in number
| Pippalī API ||Piper longum|| Fr. ||30 in number
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| Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]]|| Fr. ||30 in number
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| Śarkarā API ||Sugar|| || 48 g
 
| Śarkarā API ||Sugar|| || 48 g
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| Madhu API|| Honey|| Q.S.||
 
| Madhu API|| Honey|| Q.S.||
 
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==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
*Wash the M¨dvīkā two or three times with fresh water, till it becomes clean, and drain the water completely. Remove the seeds and crush to a fine paste.
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*Wash the Mṛdvīkā two or three times with fresh water, till it becomes clean, and drain the water completely. Remove the seeds and crush to a fine paste.
*Powder dried Pippalī and Śarkarā separately and pass through sieve No. 85.
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*Powder dried [[Pippalī]] and Śarkarā separately and pass through sieve No. 85.
 
*Triturate all the ingredients of the composition to a homogeneous mixture by adding required amount of Madhu, to form a semisolid mass.
 
*Triturate all the ingredients of the composition to a homogeneous mixture by adding required amount of Madhu, to form a semisolid mass.
 
*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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==Therapeutic uses==
 
==Therapeutic uses==
*Kāsa (cough).
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*Kāsa (Cough).
  
 
==Dose==
 
==Dose==
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 14 September 2018

Mṛdvīkādi leha is a semisolid avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Mṛdvīkā leha (Drākṣā API) Vitis vinifera Dr.Fr. 50 in number
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 30 in number
Śarkarā API Sugar 48 g
Madhu API Honey Q.S.

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash the Mṛdvīkā two or three times with fresh water, till it becomes clean, and drain the water completely. Remove the seeds and crush to a fine paste.
  • Powder dried Pippalī and Śarkarā separately and pass through sieve No. 85.
  • Triturate all the ingredients of the composition to a homogeneous mixture by adding required amount of Madhu, to form a semisolid mass.
  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Dark brown coloured, semi solid, malleable, sticky preparation with a pungent, slightly sweet and sour taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Kāsa (Cough).

Dose

  • 25 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Water, Milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 32.0 per cent
Total ash Not more than 1.0 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 0.2 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 30.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 90.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 4.0 to 4.3
Total tannins 0.4 to 0.56 per cent
Total phenolics 0.7 to 0.8 per cent
Total sugar 70 to 73 per cent
Reducing sugars 50 to 51 per cent
Non-reducing sugars 20 to 23 per cent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 24 .