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'''Varādi Guggulu''' vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient
'''Varaadi Guggulu''' vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Var¡||||||
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|-
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| Harītakī API|| [[Terminalia chebula]]|| P.|| 4 g
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|-
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|Bibhītaka API ||[[Terminalia belerica]] ||P. ||4 g
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|-
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| Āmalakī API ||[[Emblica officinalis]]|| P.|| 4 g
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|-
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|Nimba API ||[[Azadirachta indica]] ||St. Bk.|| 12 g
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|-
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| Arjuna AP|| [[Terminalia arjuna]] ||St. Bk.|| 12 g
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|-
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| Aśvattha API ||[[Ficus religiosa]] ||St. Bk. ||12 g
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|-
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| Khadira (Khadira API)|| [[Acacia catechu]]|| Wd. extract ||12 g
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|-
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| Asana API ||[[Pterocarpus marsupium ]]||Ht. Wd.|| 12 g
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|-
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| Vāsaka (Vāsā API) ||[[Adhatoda zeylanica]]|| Rt.|| 12 g
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|-
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| Guggulu API - śuddha ||Commiphora wightii|| O. R.|| 84 g
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|}
  
  
 
==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
*Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu -shuddha.
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*Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu -śuddha.
 
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.
 
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.
*Crush weighed quantity of shuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghrta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
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*Crush weighed quantity of śuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
 
*Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
*Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Description==
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*Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour, taste bitter.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Upadaṃśa (syphilis/soft chancre), Rakatadoṣa (blood disorders), Duṣṭavraṇa (non-healing ulcer).
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==Dose==
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*2 g daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Triphalā kvātha, Mañjiṣṭhādi kvātha, Uṣṇodaka
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Total Ash||Not more than 12 per cent
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|Acid-insoluble ash||Not more than 4.0 per cent
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|Alcohol-soluble extractive|| Not less than 18 per cent
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|Water-soluble extractive||Not less than 29 per cent
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|Loss on drying|| Not more than 14 per cent
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|pH (1% aqueous solution)||3.7 to 3.9
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|}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Non healing ulcer]]

Latest revision as of 17:08, 20 September 2018

Varādi Guggulu vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient

Formulation composition

Var¡
Harītakī API Terminalia chebula P. 4 g
Bibhītaka API Terminalia belerica P. 4 g
Āmalakī API Emblica officinalis P. 4 g
Nimba API Azadirachta indica St. Bk. 12 g
Arjuna AP Terminalia arjuna St. Bk. 12 g
Aśvattha API Ficus religiosa St. Bk. 12 g
Khadira (Khadira API) Acacia catechu Wd. extract 12 g
Asana API Pterocarpus marsupium Ht. Wd. 12 g
Vāsaka (Vāsā API) Adhatoda zeylanica Rt. 12 g
Guggulu API - śuddha Commiphora wightii O. R. 84 g


Method of preparation

  • Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu -śuddha.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.
  • Crush weighed quantity of śuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
  • Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.[1]

Description

  • Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour, taste bitter.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Upadaṃśa (syphilis/soft chancre), Rakatadoṣa (blood disorders), Duṣṭavraṇa (non-healing ulcer).

Dose

  • 2 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Triphalā kvātha, Mañjiṣṭhādi kvātha, Uṣṇodaka

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 12 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 4.0 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 18 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 29 per cent
Loss on drying Not more than 14 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 3.7 to 3.9

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 47.