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'''Munditika Muṇḍītikta Arka''' is a liquid preparation obtained by hydro-distillation of flowers of Sphaeranthus
indicus.
==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"
|Mu¸·¢tik¡ Muṇḍītikta API|| Sphaeranthus indicus|| Fl. ||1.0 kg
|-
|Jala API for soaking and for preparation of ||Arka Potable Water ||– ||35.0 l
*Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredient number 1 of the Formulation Composition and pass through the 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) to obtain coarse powder.
*Place 100 g of Mu¸·¢tik¡ Muṇḍītikta powder in a round bottom standard joint flask of 5.0 l capacity. Add 3.5 l of Jala.
*Attach the proper distillation assembly with double surface condenser and receiving flask and enough circulating water to condense the distillate i.e. Arka.
*Place the flask on a heating mantle. Adjust the temperature control when boiling starts and continue the distillation to collect about 2.0 l of Arka.
==Description==
*Munditika Muṇḍītikta Arka is a slightly turbid dark brownish liquid.
==Storage==
==Therapeutic uses==
*Pliharti Plīhārti (splenic disorders), Meha (increased frequency and turbidity of urine), Vatarti Vātāri (disorders due to vitiation of Vata dosha), Tvakroga (skin diseases), Arushaka Aruṃṣikā (dandroff).
==Dose==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
