Preparation and physicochemical characterization of ghee and mūrcchita ghŗ̥ta.

Background: Ghŗ̥ta mūrcchana is a process of pre-treatment recommended in Ayurveda to purify ghee before it can be used for siddha ghŗ̥ta which is claimed to improve the properties of the ghee in general and that of the prepared siddha ghŗ̥ta.

Objective: This work is aimed at studying the physiochemical properties of ghee and mūrcchita ghŗ̥ta in order to understand the impact of ghŗ̥ta mūrcchana process.

Materials And Methods: Ghee and mūrcchita ghŗ̥ta were prepared from the milk of local Pahadi, Jersey and Holstein cows.