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==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"| Ajā kṣīra ||Goat’s milk|| || 3.07 l|-| Abhayā (Harītakī API) ||[[Terminalia chebula]]|| P. ||24 g|-| Śuṇṭhī API|| [[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz.|| 24 g|-| Marica API|| [[Piper nigrum]] ||Fr. ||24 g|-| Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]] ||Fr.|| 24 g|-| Pāṭhā API ||[[Cissampelos pareira]]|| Rt.|| 24 g|-| Ugra (Vacā API)||[[Acorus calamus]] ||Rz.|| 24 g|-| Śigru API ||[[Moringa pterygosperma]] ||Rt.Bk. ||24 g|-| Saindhava lavaṇa (API)|| Rock salt || ||24 g|-| Jala API ||Water || ||3.07 l|-| Sarpi (Goghṛta API) ||Clarified butter from cow’s milk || ||768 g|}
==Method of preparation==
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
*Treat [[Ghrta ]] to prepare [[Mūrchita Ghrta]].*Take the ingredients ([[kalka ]] dravya) numbered 2 to 8, wash, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85.*Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder, add ingredient number 9 and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend ([[Kalka]]).<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Description==
*A low melting Ghrta, greenish yellow in color with pleasant odour and bitter taste.
==Storage==
*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
==Therapeutic uses==
*Improves Vāk (Speech), Medhā (Intelligence), Smrti (Memory) and Jātharāgni (Appetite).
==Dose==
*12 g daily in divided dose.
==Anupāna==
*Warm milk, Warm water.
==Physico-chemical parameters==
{| class="wikitable"
|Refractive index at 400|| 1.450 to 1.453
|-
|Weight per ml at 400|| 0.910g to 0.940g
|-
|Saponification value|| 180 to 210
|-
|Iodine value|| 40 to 53
|-
|Acid value|| Not more than 3.5
|-
|Peroxide value|| Not more than 5
|-
|Congealing point|| 210 to 170
|}
==References==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Improves Speech]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Improves Intelligence]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Improves Memory]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Improves Appetite]]
