General methods of preparation of siddha formulations:

1. Lehyam
2. Churanam
3. Maathirai
4. Thailam
5. Senthooram
6. Bhaspam
7. Pathanga vagai marunthugal
8. Kalimbu vagai marunthugal
9. kattu vagai maruthu
10. Nasia vagai marunthu

Lehyam is one of the dosage form, it shown on semi solid dosage form. It also called ilagal in
ancient years. Lehyam should be prepared by mix with kashayam, extract (saaru), powder, until
to boil it. When also some lehyam preparation as combine above ingredients with palm sugar. If
palm sugar has been to grind in the separately until to mix in the preparation. If dosage form self
life has not more then six months.
Churanam is a solid dosage form, if ingredients used as only plants obtained, such like that, Root
of plant, Rhizomes, Bark, and dried latex. It undergoes the grinding process on by using mortar.
Then collect the fine powder then pass through sieves to collect uniform powder, and to remove
the debris of plant materials. If some of materials to heat on our earthern pot to become a red
color to collect the materials to powder it. Important things of this preparation if mentioned
ingredients to grinded on separately until to mix. To take more potent product. If finely collected
product to dried on sun light. . If dosage form self life has not more then three months.

Mathirai is a solid dosage form, if required ingredients to collect from the sources. All
ingredients to converted in powder form by using plant extract or milk or latex exudation. The
powder converted in to round shape with help of honey or latex exudation plants. Important
things in preparation ending in grinding process to add flavouring and sweetening agent such like
turmeric powder, saffron, amber. If the maathirai to dried on shadow place until to collect good
product. To collect bottle container.
Thailam is a liquid dosage form, if should be prepared from required sources of plant materials
such like that Racinous Communis. If ingredients to boil with water to collect the thailam.

Types of Thailam:

Under the earth in process pudam to collect the thailam called kuzhi thailam it also
called pudathailam.
 If the thailam process undergoing on sun light is called suriya thailam.

If ingredients present on Benzoin, the are converted into ash is called aavi nei thailam.

Powdered Active ingredients to pour the cotton cloth converted into thiri form, to fire.
Until to collect the thailam called sudar thailam.

If thailam administered on internally called kudithailam.

If thailam applied on externally and with friction called pidithailam.

 If thailam used to wound, burning wound called seelai thailam.

If thailam administered through nine type of body orifice called thulai thailam

If thailam administered on hair called mudithailam.

Senthooram is a solid dosage form, to collect the ingredients from the source like metals, plants,
animal wastages. If ingredients converted in to powder form by using the plant extract,
thiravagam, ghee. If the powder materials placed on small earthern pot in inside big earther pot.
If powder materials undergoes the pudam process, to remove the pudam in cooling
condition,until to collect the sentooram medicine.

Pudam process means if ingredients to take earthern pot, if closed by using the cotton cloth, if
cloth behind to shield with helping of clay. Until dry it, is called seelai murai. If earther pot to
heat by using animal wastage called varatti. If varatti placed on earthern pot surrounding to fire
it. Important in pudam the temperature has maintained on carefully. To raise or decreases
temperature to affect the medicinal property of the active ingredient.

Types of pudam:

Pudam undergoes one varatti called kaadai pudam.

Pudam undergoes three varatti called gowthari pudam.

 Pudam undergoes ten varatti called Kozhi pudam.

Pudam undergoes fifty varatti called varagap pudam.

Pudam undergoes thousand varatti called gejap pudam.

Pudam undergoes ninety varatti called maraivu pudam.

Pudam process using umi called umi pudam.

Types of senthooram:

Normally sentooram shows to red colour. Some shows on black colour called black
sentooram.

Gold has used in senthooram called gold senttoram. It shown on yellow colour.

Bhaspam is solid dosage form, if shown on white or ash colour powder form. To collect the all
ingredients to converted powder by using plant extract and thiravagam. If undergoes pudam
process, to collect bhaspam.
Pathanga vagai marunthugal:

It is a solid dosage form, to take all the ingredients to converted in to powder form, it
placed on earthern pot. To take earthern lid closed titely. If to fire it. If the smoke produce inner
the earthern pot, if does not goes out side. The temperature should be maintain carefully. To stop
the fire, if does not open immediately to allow stand for one day, will be smoke should deposited
on our earthern lid. To collect smoke from the lid is called Pathanga vagai marunthugal. If self
life drug has ten years.

Kalimbu vagai marunthugal:

It is a semisolid dosage form, to take ingredients to converted in to powder form. If mix

with butter or ghee, to become a semisolid form. To collect Kalimbu vagai marunthu.

kattu vagai maruthu:

it is a semisolid dosage form, if to take all the ingredients in mortar to become a

semisolid form. If that pour clean cotton cloth, to place on affected part of our body.
Nasia vagai marunthu:

If not specified dosage form, if to collect source, if to converted in powder, or liquid

form. It should be administered on nasal cavity. Important things on administration of drug to
patient, not to be talk or any tension, laugh, angry also. If medicine on powder form is also called
mookup podi.
Kal thamari, marudha maram both heart diseases