an ayurvedic preparation

1. LAVANA KALPANA

2. • In lavana kalpana the inherent properties of lavana are best
utilised for therapeutic benefits through a specialised
pharmaceutical procedure
• Lavana is defined as
• Lunati means chedana,so that which pocess chedana
property in it is called as lavana
Pharmaco- therapeutical properties of lavana
• laghu guna,snigdha,shitala
• Shita virya
• Agni dipana

3. • Lavana has the ability to penetrate quickly in to minute
channels of srotas
• The process of agni samskarana done in lavana Kalpana
enriches the product with the therapeutic properties of
both lavana and the medicinal drugs that are added
Lavana kalpana definition
The pharmaceutical preparations in which th lavana and the
selected aushadha dravya are ignited together in a closed
samputa to obtain the drug ash as medicinal product is called
as lavana Kalpana

4. Example : nārikela lavana,arka lavana
Nārikela lavana
Requirements
1.Mature coconut
2.Saindhava lavana

5. Method of preparation
• A mature coconut devoid of outer fibrous part is taken
• A hole is made inte to one of its eyes and fill the powdered
saindhava lavana up to the brim
• The hole is closed with a cork or chalk piece
• The coconut is covered with clay smeared cloth for three
layers
• It is dried and subjected to puta with 10 to 15 cow dung cakes
• After cooling,the charred kernel and salt are collected
together , powdered and preserved
• The product will be odourless saline tasting fine powder
Dosage is 1 to 2 gms along with pipali churna followed by warm
water.it is indicated in vataja,pittaja,kaphaja,sannipataja
parinama shula

6. Arka lavana
Requirements:
1. Pakwa arka patra -100gms
2. Saindhava lavana – 100 gms

7. Method of preparation
• A sharava of appropriate size is selected
• In it alternate layers of arka patra and saindhava lavana are
evnly spread
• The lowermost and upper most layer should be of arka patra
• The sharava is vovered with another sharava and is sealed
• This sharava samputa is subjected to one gajaputa
• After self cooling it is opened and the the drug material inside
the sharava is taken and triturated in khalva yantra
• Its colour will be fine blackish and saline in taste
• Dosage is 4 to 8 ratti of medicine once or twice daily along with
dadhimastu

8. • It is indicated in pliha roga ,gulma roga,udara roga
Kritrima lavana nirmana
1. Vida lavana
Requirements :
1. Romaka lavana – 28 sera (2.2kg)
2. Dry amalaki churna – 50 tola (600gms)
• The romaka lavana is taken in clean khalva yantra and
triturated
• It is added with dry and fine powder of amalaki and is
triturated further to get homogenous mixture
• Now a strong mud pot with narrow mouth is selected and is
covered with 7 layers of mud smeared cloth

9. • In this pot the quarter part of the triturated mixture is taken and
the pot is subjected to intense heat of 2 hours
• When the base of pot start looking red hot all the remaining
powder is also added little by little and heating is continued for
another 6 hours
• After stopping the heat ,aloow it to self cool
• Later the drug material in pot is collected and stored in suitable
container as vida lavana

10. Souvarchala lavana – method of preparation
• 4 pala of sarja ksara is taken in a clean mud pot and is added
with 8 pala of clean water
• This mixture is now added with little by little of saindhava lavana
until the saturation point is reached
• Later the vessel is placed over intense heat and boiled to
evaporate all the liquid part
• After complete evaporation of water the vessel is left on fire for
some more time to ascertain the complete water loss
• Later the vessel is taken out from fire and the salt inside is
collected and stored in suitable container as souvarchala lavana

11. Thank you ..
Reference : textbook of bhaishajya kalpana
vignana (Dr. Ravindra Angadi)