A Complex Multiherbal Regimen Based on Ayurveda Medicine for the Management of Hepatic Cirrhosis Complicated by Ascites: Nonrandomized, Uncontrolled, Single Group, Open-Label Observational Clinical Study

Table 3

Treatment protocol for Ayurvedic drugs.

Number	Botanical name	Ayurvedic name	Content ratio	Part used	Form	Dose
(1)	Compound decoction	Punarnavadi-kvatha		Various	Coarse powder/decoction	10 g/40 mL
(a)	Boerhavia diffusa L. L. Linn.	Punarnava	1 part	Whole plant	Coarse powder
(b)	Berberis aristata DC.	Daruharidra	1 part	Whole plant	Coarse powder
(c)	Cyperus rotundus L.	Musta	1 part	Root	Coarse powder
(d)	Curcuma longa L.	Haridra	1 part	Rhizome	Coarse powder
(e)	Azadirachta indica A. Juss.	Nimba	1 part	Bark	Coarse powder
(f)	Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. F. & Thoms.	Guduci	1 part	Stem	Coarse powder
(g)	Zingiber officinale Rosc.	Shunthi	1 part	Rhizome	Coarse powder
(h)	Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth.	Katuki	1 part	Root	Coarse powder
(2)	Compound powder				Fine powder	5.5 g
(a)	Tephrosia purpurea Pers. Linn. Pers.	Sharapunkha		Root	Fine powder	2 g
(b)	Phyllanthus niruri Sensu Hook. F. non Linn.	Bhumyamalaki		Whole plant	Fine powder	3 g
(c)	Herbomineral combination	Shveta-Parpati			Ultrafine powder (ash)	0.5 g
(I)	Ammonium chloride [NH4Cl]	Navasara	1 part		Ultrafine powder (ash)
(II)	Potassium nitrate [KNO3]	Suryakshara	16 parts		Ultrafine powder (ash)
(III)	Potash alum [KAl(SO4)212H2O]	Sphatika	2 parts		Ultrafine powder (ash)
(3)	Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.	Bhrngaraja		Whole plant	Fine powder	3 g