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Ksarasutra

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Definition. Ksarasutra is a medicated device prepared with a linen thread of specified physical characteristics; to meet the quality of the finished product described below; by coating it with layers of materials obtained from plants as mentioned.
Ingredients
Ingredient NameScientific NamePharmacopoeia RefIpni IdPartsQuantity
Linen Thread of 20 gauge, of suitable lengthNANANANANA
Snuha Ksara APIEuphorbia neriifoliaSnuhi(Stem)347488-1FreshQ.S.
Apamarga Ksara APIAchyranthes asperaApamarga(Whole plant)2468-2NANA
Haridra APICurcuma longaHaridra(Rhizome)796451-1RhizomeQ.S.
SourceAyurvedic Pharmacopeia of India
DescriptionA dark brown coloured thread; with a dry coat of medicament that remains intact on handling and smooth to touch. The thread used is of linen consisting of processed pericyclic fibres from stems of Linum usitatissimum; complying with microscopy given below. Microscopy: 1. Take a thread; wash thoroughly with chloroform 2 or 3 times followed by hot water also 3 times to remove the coated materials. Cut the washed thread into small pieces and digest it by boiling with a 10% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate. Wash to remove sodium carbonate and take small amount of the material on a micro slide and crush it with a glass rod. Mount and observe the characteristics. a. Fibers with cell walls very thick with uniformly narrow lumen and tapering to a very fine point. b. Fine; oblique or transverse markings present on the walls; sometimes crossing one another. 2. Take another small portion of the washed material; mount in Cuoxam (0.5 g of copper carbonate triturated with 10 ml of distilled water; gradually adding strong solution of ammonia; specific gravity 0.88; with continued stirring) and observe. No bulbous swelling is present (distinction from cotton). Physico-chemical Characters: Length of thread: 29 to 31 cm; Appendix 7.1.1 Weight: 0.9 to 1 g; Appendix 7.1.2 Diameter/Thickness: 1.75 to 2.0 mm Appendix 7.1.3 Tensile Strength: Breaking load Appendix 7.1.4 not less than 5 kg; Loss on drying at 1050: Not more than 5 per cent; Appendix 7.2.1 Water-soluble extractive: Not less than 85 per cent; Appendix 7.2.2 Hexane-soluble extractive: Not less than 6 per cent; Appendix 7.2.3 *Sulphated ash: 80 to 82 per cent; Appendix 7.6.9 *pH (1% aqueous solution): 9.3 to 10.5; Appendix 7.2.4 *Total alkalies (calculated as carbonates): Not less than 20% w/w; Appendix 7.2.6 ____________________________________________________________________ * For these tests and assays; collect sufficient quantity of the coated material from a set of Ksarasutra; by scraping gently with a spatula. Assay: Sodium: Not less than 1 per cent; Appendix 7.2.5 Potassium: Not less than 35 per cent; Appendix 7.2.5 Curcumin: Not less than 0.05 per cent; Appendix 7.2.8 Turmeric: Not less than 4 per cent; Appendix 7.2.7 Euphol: Not less than 3 per cent; Appendix 7.2.10 Microbial limits: Appendix 2.4
Formulation NameKsarasutra
MethodSpread the surgical linen thread of size 20 throughout the length and breadth of the hanger of the specially designed cabinet known as Ksarasutra (K.S.) Cabinet. Smear the thread with latex; uniformly and carefully; all around the thread; with the help of clean gauze piece soaked in the Snuha Ksara. After smearing all the threads on the hanger; place the hanger in the Ksarasutra cabinet for drying. Close the cabinet properly and dry at 500 leaving it overnight. Close all the outlets of the Ksarasutra cabinet properly in order to prevent the entry of moisture in to the cabinet. After eleven such coatings with Snuha Ksara; process next day for the 12th coat of Snuha Ksara and then pass the wet thread through a heap of finely powdered Apamarga Ksara immediately. After smearing all the threads with Ksara; shake the hanger gently allowing the excess particles of Ksara to fall down. Place the hanger in the Ksarasutra Cabinet and dry. Repeat this process till seven coatings of Snuha Ksara and Apamarga Ksara are achieved; thus completing 18 coatings on the thread. Perform the remaining 3 coatings with Snuha Ksara and fine powder of Haridra as per the above said procedure making a total 21 coatings on the thread. Put on the ultraviolet lamp of the Ksarasutra cabinet daily for 20-30 minutes to maintain sterile atmosphere right from the 1st day of coating. Cut the threads of a uniform length i.e. 30-32 cm for packing as directed. Put the sealed Glass Tube in a cabinet and expose it to ultraviolet radiation.
Combined DiseasesBhagandara, Nad avrana, Arsa, Dusta Nadavrana, Vrana, Vidradhi, Arbuda, AdhimaÆsa, Yoni Arsa . Contraindications: The sinuses which are connected with the following lesions away from the ano- rectal canal viz. Osteomyelitis of pelvic bones, Osteomyelitis of femur, Tuberculosis of hip joint, Tuberculosis of spine, Intra abdominal cold abscesses, Chronic/acute ulcerative colitis, Regional ileitis, Appendicitis, Intestinal & pelvic malignancies, Venereal diseases, Strictures of urethra causing urethral sinuses, Cases of RVF and VVF and Cron’s disease etc.

  • 1. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Appendicitis(ID:disease_node_1331) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Appendicitis
  • 2. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Esophageal Atresia/tracheoesophageal Fistula(ID:disease_node_19330) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Nad Avrana
  • 3. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Ulcer(ID:disease_node_7698) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Vrana
  • 4. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Ileitis(ID:disease_node_4246) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Regional Ileitis
  • 5. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Neoplasms(ID:disease_node_5456) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Arbuda
  • 6. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Sexually Transmitted Diseases(ID:disease_node_6864) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Venereal Diseases
  • 7. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Abscess(ID:disease_node_26;disease_node_21109) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Vidradhi
  • 8. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Hemorrhoids(ID:disease_node_3870) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Arsa
  • 9. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Tuberculosis(ID:disease_node_7586) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Tuberculosis Of Hip Joint;Tuberculosis Of Spine
  • 10. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Tuberculoma(ID:disease_node_7585) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Tuberculosis Of Hip Joint;Tuberculosis Of Spine
  • 11. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Perianal Hematoma(ID:disease_node_20710) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Arsa
  • 12. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Rectal Fistula(ID:disease_node_6527) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Bhagandara;Nad Avrana
  • 13. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Osteomyelitis(ID:disease_node_5780;disease_node_14240) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Osteomyelitis Of Femur;Osteomyelitis Of Pelvic Bones
  • 14. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Disease Of Cellular Proliferation(ID:disease_node_13756) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Arbuda

  • 1. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Achyranthes Aspera (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Achyranthes aspera; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Apamarga(Whole plant)
  • 2. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Curcuma Longa (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Curcuma longa; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Haridra(Rhizome); Quantity:Q.S.; Part:Rhizome
  • 3. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Euphorbia Neriifolia (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Euphorbia neriifolia; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Snuhi(Stem); Quantity:Q.S.; Part:Fresh
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