Traditional Ayurvedic Dosage form system

1. Indian Systems of Medicine

2. TRADITIONAL AYURVEDIC DOSAGE FORM

4. Ayurvdic Dosage form
Solid Dosage form
Pills,
Vatika,
Gutika
Semi Solid Dosage form
Avleha,
Ghrta ,
Lepa,
Paka
Liquid Dosage form
Asava
Arista
Arka
Taila
Dravaka
Powder Dosage Form
Bhasma
Satva
Mandura
Pisti
Parpati
Lavana
Kshara
Churna

5. Solid Dosage Forms

6. Semi-solid Dosage Forms

7. Liquid Dosage Forms

8. Cont..

9. Powder Dosage Forms

11. S.NO Dosage form No. of Ingredients Dose
1. Swarasa (Expressed Juice 1-3 5-10 ml
2. Churna (Powder of the
combination
3-20 3-5gm
3. Kwath Churna
( Coarse powder of the
decoction)
3-15 0-30gm
4. Pravati Kwath (Preserved
deccoction-ready to use)
3-20 10-20ml
5. Asava & Arishta (Fermented
Liquids-multiple ingredients)
5-20 20-30ml

12. S.No Dosage form No. of Ingredients Dose
6. Arka (Distilled Medicated
Water)
1-3 10-20ml
7. Avaleha (jam like
formulations)
10-50 5-10gm
8. Paka Khand
(Confectionary like
formulation)
10-25 5-10gm
9. Guggulu (Guggulu based
formulation in tab./pills
form)
5-20 1-3gm
10. Ghrita (Classified butter
based formulations)
5-20 5-10gm

13. S.No Dosage form No. of Ingredients Dose
11. Taila (medicated/Oil
based Formulation
10-20 External
12. Lepa (For External
application)
5-15 External
13. Malhara (Ointment) 3-5 External
14. Satva/ Ghanstava
(total water extract)
1-3 ½-1gm
15. Vati/Gutika
(tablet/pills)
5-20 ½-1gm

14. S.No Dosage form No. of Ingredients Dose
16. Panaka (syrups) 5-15 10-20ml
17. Capsules 5-10 2
18. Aaschayotana (Eye
drops)
3-5 Local use
19. Kam bindu (Ear
Drops)
5-10 Local Use
20. Nasaya (nasal drops/
insulation)
5-10 Local Use