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Sankha Vati

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StorageStore in a cool place in tightly closed containers; protected from light and moisture.
DefinitionShankha Vata is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Ingredients
Ingredient NameScientific NamePharmacopoeia RefIpni IdPartsQuantity
Cinca API -ksaraTamarindus indicaCinca(Fruit pulp)520167-1Stem bark48 g
Saindhava Lavana (API)Rock saltNANANANA
Samudra Lavana APISea saltNANANANA
Sauvarcala Lavana (API)Black saltNANANANA
Vida LavanaNANANANANA
Audbhida LavanaNANANANANA
Shankha (Shankha Bhasma (API))Calcined ConchNANA48 g
Hingu API - ShuddhaFerula foetidaHingu(Oleo-gum resin)842277-1Exudate48 g
Shuntha APIZingiber officinaleSunthi(Rhizome)798372-1Rhizome48 g
Marica APIPiper nigrumMarica(Fruit)682369-1Fruit48 g
Pippala APIPiper longumPippali(Fruit)682031-1Fruit48 g
Rasa (Parada API) - ShuddhaMercuryNANA3g
Amrita (Vatsanabha API) - ShuddhaAconitum chasmanthumVatsanabha(Root)707249-1Root tuber3g
Vala (Gandhaka API) - ShuddhaSulphurNANA3g
Nimbu API - SvarasaCitrus limonNimbu(Fresh fruit)60454758-2Fr. juiceQS
Physico ChemicalTotal Ash: Not more than 43 per cent; Appendix 2.2.3 Acid-insoluble ash: Not more than 6 per cent; Appendix 2.2.4 Alcohol-soluble extractive: Not less than 8 per cent; Appendix 2.2.7 Water-soluble extractive: Not less than 53 per cent; Appendix 2.2.8 Loss on drying: Not more than 12 per cent; Appendix 2.2.10 pH (10 % aqueous solution): 8.0 to 9.0; Appendix 3.3 Assay: Not less than 0.15 per cent of piperine when assayed by the following method. Dissolve 1.0 mg of piperine in a mixture of methanol: chloroform (1: 1) and make up the volume to 10 ml in another volumetric flask. Apply 1; 2; 6; 10; 14; 18 nl of solution on TLC plate and develop the plate to 5.5 cm using n-hexane: acetone (7: 3) as mobile phase. After development; dry the plate in a current of hot air and scan in the TLC scanner at a wavelength of 338 nm. Note the peak area and prepare the calibration curve by plotting peak area vs concentration of piperine. Extract accurately weighed 2 g powder of Vatas in 75 ml of alcohol in Soxhlet apparatus for 6 h. Filter the extract while hot and dry completely and weigh. Take 100 mg in volumetric flask and dissolve in a mixture of methanol-chloroform (1:1) and make up the volume to 25 ml. Apply 20 nl of the test solutions on TLC plate. Develop; dry and scan the plate as described in the preceeding paragraph for calibration curve of piperine. Record the area under the curve for a peak corresponding to piperine in the test solution. Calculate the amount of piperine in the test solution from the calibration curve of piperine. Mercury: 0.6-1.10 per cent w/w; Appendix 5.8
SourceAyurvedic Pharmacopeia of India
DescriptionLight grey pills with a characteristic asafoetida odour and salty taste.
Other RequirementsMicrobial limits: Complies with Appendix 2.4 Aflatoxins: Complies with Appendix 2.6
Dosage500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with Honey/Warm water/Butter milk
Formulation NameSankha Vati
Method Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.  Treat Shankha to prepare Shankha bhasma. ∗  Treat Hingu to get Hingu - Shuddha (Appendix 6.2.8.15); Vatsanabha to get Vatsanabha - Shuddha (Appendix 6.2.8.9); Parada to get Parada - Shuddha (Appendix 6.2.8.20) and Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - Shuddha (Appendix 6.2.8.3).  Triturate Parada - Shuddha and Gandhaka - Shuddha together in a Khalvayantra to prepare Kajjala. (Appendix 6.2.1).  Wash; clean; dry the ingredients numbered 5 of the Formulation Composition; powder separately and pass through 180 nm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85). ∗ Alternative method: Make thin paste of Cinca ksara and Panca Lavana in Nimbu Svarasa. Heat and quench Shankha - Shuddha repeatedly in this paste till it disintegrates to powder.  Powder Vatsanabha - Shuddha separately and pass through 180 nm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).  Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava; Samudra; Sauvarcala; Vida and Audbhida Lavanas in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture; powder separately and pass through 180 nm I. S. sieve.  Prepare Cinca ksara (Appendix 6.2.3) and roast in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture.  Wash and clean fresh Nimbu fruits; cut into halves; squeeze and strain the juice through muslin cloth to obtain Nimbu svarasa.  Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to prepare a homogenous blend.  Add svarasa in required quantity and triturate well to prepare a bolus.  Expel the mass through vata machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatas to a desired weight.  Roll the vatas on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove or use suitable mechanical device.  Dry the rounded vatas in a tray-dryer at a temperature not exceeding 600 for 10 to 12 h.  Store vatas in containers and pack them air-tight to protect from light and moisture.
Combined DiseasesAgnimandya, Grahana, Arocaka, Paktisula, Ksaya

  • 1. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Tuberculosis, Pulmonary(ID:disease_node_7644) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Ksaya
  • 2. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Duodenal Ulcer(ID:disease_node_2611) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Paktisula
  • 3. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Anorexia(ID:disease_node_1259;disease_node_21450) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Arocaka
  • 4. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Dyspepsia(ID:disease_node_2674) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Agnimandya
  • 5. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Malabsorption Syndromes(ID:disease_node_4952) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Grahana

  • 1. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Aconitum Chasmanthum (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Aconitum chasmanthum; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Vatsanabha(Root); Quantity:3g; Part:Root tuber
  • 2. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Adiantum Sulphureum (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Adiantum Sulphureum; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_contains; Quantity:3g; Part:–
  • 3. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Bidens Sulphureus (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Bidens Sulphureus; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_contains; Quantity:3g; Part:–
  • 4. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Castilleja Sulphurea (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Castilleja Sulphurea; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_contains; Quantity:3g; Part:–
  • 5. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Cinnamomum Sulphuratum (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Cinnamomum sulphuratum; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_contains; Quantity:3g; Part:–
  • 6. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Citrus Limon (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Citrus limon; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Nimbu(Fresh fruit); Quantity:QS; Part:Fr. juice
  • 7. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Citrus Limonia (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Citrus Limonia; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_contains; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Nimbu(Fresh fruit); Quantity:QS; Part:Fr. juice
  • 8. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Cosmos Sulphureus (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Cosmos sulphureus; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_contains; Quantity:3g; Part:–
  • 9. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Ferula Foetida (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Ferula foetida; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Hingu(Oleo-gum resin); Quantity:48 g; Part:Exudate
  • 10. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Piper Longum (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Piper longum; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Pippali(Fruit); Quantity:48 g; Part:Fruit
  • 11. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Piper Nigrum (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Piper nigrum; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Marica(Fruit); Quantity:48 g; Part:Fruit
  • 12. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Tamarindus Indica (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Tamarindus indica; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Cinca(Fruit pulp); Quantity:48 g; Part:Stem bark
  • 13. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Zephyranthes Sulphurea (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Zephyranthes Sulphurea; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_contains; Quantity:3g; Part:–
  • 14. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Zingiber Officinale (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Zingiber officinale; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Sunthi(Rhizome); Quantity:48 g; Part:Rhizome