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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*A medicated oil, yellowish brown in color with characteristic odour.  
 
*A medicated oil, yellowish brown in color with characteristic odour.  
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Vidradhi (abscess), Plīhā (enlargement of spleen), Gulma (abdominal lump), Udāvarta (upward movement of gases), Śopha (oedema), Udara (diseases of abdomen) and MahāVāta roga (major neurological disorders).
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==Dose==
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*6 to12 ml daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Warm water.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Gandharvahasta Taila is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition described below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
  • Treat Era´²a taila to prepare Mūrchita Era´²a Taila (Appendix 6.2.8.1).
  • Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 1 to 3 (kvātha dravya) to a coarse powder, add required amount of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth.
  • Filter with muslin cloth to obtain kvātha.
  • Take the other ingredients (kalka dravyas) numbered 7 and 8 of the formulation composition, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Transfer the powdered ingredients to wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.
  • Take Mūrchita Taila in a stainless steel vessel and heat it mildly. [1]

Description

  • A medicated oil, yellowish brown in color with characteristic odour.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Vidradhi (abscess), Plīhā (enlargement of spleen), Gulma (abdominal lump), Udāvarta (upward movement of gases), Śopha (oedema), Udara (diseases of abdomen) and MahāVāta roga (major neurological disorders).

Dose

  • 6 to12 ml daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Warm water.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 121.