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Mulaka Ksara

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StorageStore in a cool place in tightly closed containers; protected from light and moisture.
DefinitionMoolaka ksara is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Ingredients
Ingredient NameScientific NamePharmacopoeia RefIpni IdPartsQuantity
Moolaka API BhasmaRaphanus sativusMulaka(Whole plant)288491-1Whole plant1 part
Jala APIWaterNANANA6 parts
Physico ChemicalLoss on drying at 1100: Not more than 1 per cent; Appendix 2.2.10. Acid- insoluble ash: Not more than 1 per cent; Appendix 2.2.4. pH (10% aqueous solution): 10 to 11; Appendix 3.3. Assay: Sodium: Not less than 4 per cent; Appendix 5.2.9. Potassium: Not less than 28 per cent; Appendix 5.2.9. Iron: Not less than 2.2 per cent; Appendix 5.2.5.
SourceAyurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines; Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India
DescriptionFine powder; passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic; odourless; taste salty; freely soluble in water.
Dosage1g daily in divided doses.
Formulation NameMulaka Ksara
Anupana: Water.
MethodTake ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. Collect mature Moolaka; wash and cut into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma). Add 6 parts of water to the Bhasma; stir well and keep overnight. Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth. Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material in to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water. Collect ksara deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind to a fine powder. Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.
Combined DiseasesMootrakrcchra, Asmari, Gulma, Vatavikara .
Dosage FormKshara

  • 1. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Raphanus Raphanistrum (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Raphanus sativus; Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines; Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Mulaka(Whole plant); Quantity:1 part; Part:Whole plant
  • 2. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Raphanus Sativus (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Raphanus sativus; Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines; Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Mulaka(Whole plant); Quantity:1 part; Part:Whole plant