Sodium borate

Primary Characteristics

Primary Characteristics

Sodium borate.
The English Names for this herb are Biborate, Borax, Pyroborate of Sodium, Sodium Biborate, Tetraborate, Triborate.

Pharmacological Actions

The pharmacological Actions of Sodium borate are Antacid, Anti-microbial, Anti-phlegmatic, Anti-septic, Carminative, Corrosive, Desiccative, Detersive, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Resolvent, Sedative.

Indications

The Indications of Sodium borate are Bronchitis, Dysmenorrhoea, Vitiligo, Sores, Otorrhoea, Aphthous Mouth, Ringworm, Diphtheria, Loss of Appetite, Acne, Piles, Dyspepsia, Diarrhoea, Indigestion, Whooping Cough, Wounds, Amenorrhoea, Ulcers, Gonorrhoea, Ophthalmia, Stomatitis, Spleen Swelling, Urethritis, Cuts, Hoarseness of Throat, Loose Teeth, Foetid Stools, Stomach Acidity.

No Contra Indication information is available for Sodium borate.

Temperaments

The Temperament of Sodium borate is 3rd order, warm and dry.

Available Brands

Brand	Manufacturer/Mnf. Representative
AKSEER-E-PACHISH	QARSHI INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD
HAB TANKAR	QARSHI INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD
HAB-E- KABAD NOSHADRI	QARSHI INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD
HABB-E-KABID NAUSHADRI	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
HABB-E-MARWAREEDI	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
HABB-E-TINKAR	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
JAWARISH KAMOONI	QARSHI INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD
NASHIF	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
SANOON MUQAWW-E-DANDAN	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan
SANOON POST MUGHILAN	Hamdard laboratories Waqf Pakistan

Compound Preparations

Sodium borate is used in the preparation of Hab Ashkhar, Hab daad, Hab Miskeen Nawaz, Safuf Barq, Safuf Chutki compounds.

Dosage

Part	Dose	Instruction
Whole Herb	6.000mg - 50.000mg	N/A

Herb's Description

Sodium borate. It occurs as a natural (mineral) deposit. As crude borax found in masses by evaporation of water on shores of dried lakes and from the mud of lakes surrounded by hills. It is purified by dissolving in water, straining through cloth, evaporating to dryness and crystallizing. Composed of boric acid and soda, exist as impure saline encrustation of dirty-white colour'4'. Borax has the approximate composition of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (Na2O, 4B2O3, 4H2O). The material is produced by spray drying mixtures of borax and boric acid.

Taste Odor & Occurrence

Taste: Pungent

Substitutes

No information regarding Sodium borate's substitute is currently available.

Active Constituents

Sodium borate's Active constituents:

Antidotes

No information regarding Sodium borate's antidot is currently available.

Warning & Precautions

Lrge doses doses or long term use may make the body pores dried andmay act as emetic or causes diarrhoea. Large doses are considered toxic.

Toxicity

Currently no Toxicity information is available for Sodium borate. (work in progress)