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• The word stomach powder consists of two

words, the stomach and powder.
• The word stomach is derived from
the Latin stomachus which is derived from
the Greek word stomachos, ultimately
from stoma "mouth"
• While the word powder is taken from the old
French poldre meaning dusty and some
people say that it is taken from Latin word
pulvis meaning powder.
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• It is a herbal product made up of certain

herbs (may be seeded, leaves, bark, stem or
roots) which are mixed with certain salts and
used to act as a tonic on the stomach.
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• It is a mixture of herbs and salts and used to
act as a stomachic ( tonic) on the stomach.
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 Increase the secretions of the stomach.

 Increase motility of the stomach.
 Increase digestibility.
 Increase appetite.
 Decrease acidity in the stomach (Antacid).
 Decrease basicity in the stomach
 Purgative
 Laxative
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• Syman stomach powder by Syman.

• Climax stomach powder by Climax.
• Alvigest stomach powder.
Dose:
• FOR LARGE ANIMALS:
The normal dose is 100g per animal per day.
• FOR SMALL ANIMALS:
The normal dose is 25g per animal per day.
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 Weighing balance
 Required ingredients
 Pestle and Mortar
 Piece of Paper for each ingredient
 Tray for mixing of the ingredients.
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Sr. No. Ingredient Name Common Name Amount (grams)

• Soonf 125g
1. Aniseed
2. Dillseed Ajwain 125g
3. Cheritta Cheritta 63g
4. Colosynth Tumma 63g
5. Black salt Kala namak 150g
(NaCl+Na2SO4+
FeS04+H2S)
6. Common salt Sufaid namak 250g
(NaCl)
7. Sodium bicarbonate Meeta soda 125g

8. Dry ginger sundh 125g

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o1 Aniseed Increase digestive juices (Stomach & Intestine)
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S Appetizer
decrease spasmodic pain
t carminatives in flatulence.

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a4 Colosynth Increase secretions

c Purgative

h5 Black salt Laxative, increase digestion, carminative and treat heartburn.

P6 Common salt Maintain osmotic pressure, decrease basicity in the stomach, Na+ ions
for nerve impulse transmission.
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8 Dry ginger Increase secretions
e  decrease nausea.
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 Uses of Stomach Powder

 Composition of Stomach Powder (B.P)
 Dose of Stomach powder in Ruminants
 Uses of each ingredient of stomach powder to
treat digestive system problems
 Exercise:
 Calculate the composition of 50gram of
stomach powder according B.P. ?