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Pūga Khaṇḍa

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Pūga Khaṇḍa is a granular preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Pūgaphala API Areca catechu Sd. 384 g
Sarpi (Go ghṛta API) Clarified butter from cow’s milk 192 g
Varī rasa (Śatāvarī API) Asparagus racemosus Rt. 384 ml
Dhātrī rasa (Āmalakī API) Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis) Fr. 384 ml
Payasa (Godugdha API) Cow’s milk 1.5 l
Sitā API Sugar candy 2400 g
Hema (Nāgakeśara API) Mesua ferrea Stmn. 24 g
Ambhodhara (Mustā API) Cyperus rotundus Rt. Tr. 24 g
Candana (Śveta candana API) Santalum album Ht. Wd. 24 g
Śuṇṭhī API Zingiber officinale Rz. 24 g
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 24 g
Pippalī API Piper longum |Fr. 24 g
Dhātrī asthimajjā (Āmalakī API) Phyllanthus emblica (Emblica officinalis) Enm. 24 g
Priyālāsthi majjā (Priyala API) Buchanania lanzan Enm. 24 g
Tvak API Cinnamomum zeylanicum St. Bk. 24 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 24 g
Patra (Tejapatra API) Cinnamomum tamala Lf. 24 g
Śveta jīraka API Cuminum cyminum Fr. 24 g
Kṛṣṇajīraka API Carum carvi Fr. 24 g
Śṛṅgātaka API Trapa natans var. bispinosa Enm. 24 g
Vaṁśajā (Vaṁśa API) Bambusa bambos S.C. 24 g
Jātīphala API Myristica fragrans Sd. 24 g
Jātīkoṣā (Jātīphala API) Myristica fragrans Ar. 24 g
Lavaṅga API Syzygium aromaticum Fl. Bd. 24 g
Dhānyaka API Coriandrum sativum Fr. 24 g
Kakkola (Kaṅkola API) Piper cubeba Fr. 24 g
Nākulī (Īśvarī API) Aristolochia indica Rt. 24 g
Tagara API Valeriana wallichi Rz. 24 g
Ambu (Hrīvera API) Coleus vettiveroides Rt. 24 g
Vīraṇaśiphā (Uśīra API) Vetiveria zizanioides Rt. 24 g
Bhṛṅga (Bhṛṅgarāja API) Eclipta alba Pl. 24 g
Aśvagandhā API Withania somnifera Rt. 24 g

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Weigh the ingredients of Praksepa dravya numbered 7 to 32 of the Formulation composition, clean dry, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Take fully mature and dry pūgaphala (areca nuts) and break it into small pieces of about 0.5 –1.0 cm in diameter, tie them in a muslin cloth to form a bundle (Pottali) and immerse into milk in a stainless steel vessel (Dolāyantra vidhi) and boil for 3 h.
  • Wash the bundle with warm water (500 to 550) and repeat washing for three times*. Dry these processed Pūgaphala in a tray-dryer at a temperature not exceeding 60degcel.
  • Grind the dried pieces and sieve through 85 mesh. Fry the powder in Ghṛta at low temperature between 600-700
  • Crush the fresh Āmalakī, strain through a muslin cloth to obtain juice.[1]

Description

  • Light brown granules with pleasant odour and spicy, sweet, acrid and astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Chardi (Emesis), Śūla (Pain), amlapitta (Acidity), Mūrcchā (Syncope), Vandhyāroga (Infertility), Pradara (Excessive vaginal discharge), Pāndu (Anaemia), Raktārśa (Bleeding piles), Garbhadosha (Foetal anomaly), Jarā (Senility), Śukrakshaya (Oligospermia), Agnimindya (Loss of appetite), Trsht (Thirst), Daurbalya (Weakness), Ajīrṇa (Dyspepsia), Visarga (Constipation), Mūtrasarga (Obstruction in urinary tract), Yakshmā (Tuberculosis), Balya (Improves strength / Immunity), Varna (Improves complexion) and Drshti (Vision).

Dose

  • 12 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Essentially to be taken with Milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 5 per cent
Total ash Not more than 2.40 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1.00 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 17.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 69.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 5.0 to 5.5

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 28 .