Churna (Powders)

• • Fine powder of drug or drugs is understood as churna.

  • Drugs mentioned in patha, are cleaned properly, dried thoroughly, pulverised and therefore the sieved.

  • The churna is free flowing and retains its potency for one year, if stored in air-tight containers.

  • Examples: Triphala churna, Sudarshan churna, Trikatu churna, Drakshadi churna, Sitopatadi churna

Taila (Medicated Oils)

• • They are called sneha kalpa/paka and ready by vegetable oil with the juice or the decoction and paste of medicine.

  • Unless otherwise specified, paste of drug should be 1/4th a part of the oil and therefore the liquid (drava) should be 4 times of oil.

  • If no liquid is laid out in recipe, water should be used.

  • For preparing medicated oil, the fine paste of drug, liquid and oil together, cooked, stirred constantly to the paste at rock bottom and prevented from getting charred.

  • When medicated taila gets properly cooked, great deal of froth appears at the surface of the oil.

  • Therefore the formulation should be strained before packing.

  • If salt or any alkali preparation is added to the recipe, it should plan the oil is strained and mixed thoroughly.

  • Tailas are often used internally and topically.

  • They retain potency for about 16 months. They are taken internally with warm water or warm milk.

  • Examples: Bhrinraj taila, Mahanarayan Taila, Anu taila, Jyotismati taila

Gutika (Pills)

• • It is within the sort of pills.

  • They're made by using single or combinations of vegetable, mineral or animal drugs.

  • These preparations are often spent to 2 years. Pills with minerals are often used indefinitely.

  • These formulations shouldn't loose their original colour, odour, taste and form on standing.

  • They should be kept faraway from moisture, if they contain salt, ksara or sugar.

  • Examples: Lasunadi gutika, Pranda gutika, Khadiradi gutika.