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Saptanga Guggulu

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StorageStore in a cool place in tightly closed containers; protected from light and moisture.
DefinitionSaptanga Guggulu vata is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.
Ingredients
Ingredient NameScientific NamePharmacopoeia RefIpni IdPartsQuantity
Guggulu API - ShuddhaCommiphora wightiiGuggulu(Exudate)127856-1O. R.6g
TriphalaNANANANANA
Harataka APITerminalia chebulaHaritaki(Fruit)171037-1Pericarp1g
Bibhataka APITerminalia belliricaBibhitaka(Fruit)170982-1Pericarp1g
Amalaka APIEmblica officinalisAmalaki(Fresh fruit)345266-1Pericarp1g
VyosaNANANANANA
Shuntha APIZingiber officinaleSunthi(Rhizome)798372-1Rhizome1g
Marica APIPiper nigrumMarica(Fruit)682369-1Fruit1g
Pippala APIPiper longumPippali(Fruit)682031-1Fruit1g
Ajya (Goghrita API)Clarified butter from cow milkNANAQS
Physico ChemicalTotal Ash: Not more than 6 per cent; Appendix 2.2.3 Acid-insoluble ash: Not more than 2 per cent; Appendix 2.2.4 Alcohol-soluble extractive: Not less than 24 per cent; Appendix 2.2.7 Water-soluble extractive: Not less than 38 per cent; Appendix 2.2.8 Loss on drying: Not more than 13 per cent; Appendix 2.2.10 pH (1 % aqueous solution): 3.3 to 3.5; Appendix 3.3
SourceAyurvedic Pharmacopeia of India
DescriptionSpherical pills; black in colour with agreeable odour and bitter taste
Other RequirementsMicrobial limits: Complies with Appendix 2.4 Aflatoxins: Complies with Appendix 2.6
Dosage3 g daily in divided doses
Formulation NameSaptanga Guggulu
AnupanaTriphala kvatha; Phalatrikadi kvatha; Usnodaka
Method Take all ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.  Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu - Shuddha (Appendix 6.2.8.4).  Wash; clean; dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 of the formulation composition; powder separately and pass through 180 nm 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 Ghrita 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 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 and smeared with Ghrita 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 DiseasesNadavrana, Dustavrana, Bhagandara

  • 1. 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:Dustavrana
  • 2. 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;Nadavrana
  • 3. 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:Nadavrana

  • 1. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Commiphora Wightii (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Commiphora wightii; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Guggulu(Exudate); Quantity:6g; Part:O. R.
  • 2. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Phyllanthus Emblica (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Emblica officinalis; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Amalaki(Fresh fruit); Quantity:1g; Part:Pericarp
  • 3. 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:1g; Part:Fruit
  • 4. 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:1g; Part:Fruit
  • 5. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Terminalia Bellirica (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Terminalia bellirica; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Bibhitaka(Fruit); Quantity:1g; Part:Pericarp
  • 6. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Terminalia Chebula (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Terminalia chebula; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Haritaki(Fruit); Quantity:1g; Part:Pericarp
  • 7. 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:1g; Part:Rhizome