Definition:
Citraka Harītakī is a semisolid preparation made with the composition: Citraka API – kvātha Plumbago zeylanica , Āmalakī API - kvātha Phyllanthus emblica (Emblica officinalis) , Gudūcī API – kvātha Tinospora cordifolia , Daśāmūla API – kvātha {Bilva API (Aegle marmelos) , Agnimantha API (Premna mucronata) (Official substitute), Śyonāka API (Oroxylum indicum) , Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API) (Gmelina arborea) , Pātalā API (Stereospermum suaveolens) , Śālaparnī API (Desmodium gangeticum) , Prsniparnī API (Uraria picta) Śvadamstrā (Goksura API) (Tribulus terrestris), Brhatī API (Solanum indicum) , Kāntakārī API (Solanum surattense)} , Pathyā (Harītakī API)– cūrņa (Terminalia chebula) , Guda API (Jaggery), Śunthī API (Zingiber officinale) , Marica API (Piper nigrum), Pippalī API (Piper longum), Tvak API (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) , Elā (Sūkşmailā API) (Elettaria cardamomum) , Patra (Tejapatra API) (Cinnamomum tamala) , Ksāra (Yava API) (Hordeum vulgare) , Madhu API (Honey)
Therapeutic uses: Gulma (abdominal lump); Udāvarta (upward movement of gases);
Pīnasa (Chronic rhinitis/Sinusitis); Kāsa (cough); Svāsa (Dyspnoea); Arśa (Piles);
Agnimāndya (loss of appetite), Ksaya (Pthisis); Krmi (Helminthiasis / worm infestation).
Dose: 6 to 12 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna: Warm water.