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==Dose==
 
==Dose==
 
*15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
 
*15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Refractive index at 400||1.457 to 1.461
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|Specific gravity at 400||0.906 to 0.936
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|Saponification value||190 to 200
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|Iodine value||80 to 90
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|Acid value||3 to 6
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|Peroxide value||Not more than 6
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==References==
 
==References==

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Prasaarini Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with m£rcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Tila taila to prepare murcchita Tila taila.
  • A day prior to the sneha paka, iniate to prepare Godadhi.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 of the Formulation Composition, powder and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) (kvatha dravya).
  • Add water for decoction to the kvatha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvatha.[1]

Description

  • Medicated oil, brownish yellow in colour with a pleasant odour.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Hanustambha (lockjaw), Katistambha (restricted movement of the lumbo-sacral region), Grdhrasi (Sciatica), Khauja (limp), Kaubja (hump/kyphosis), Pangutva (paraplegia), Vataslesmaroga (diseases due to Vata and Kapha Dosha), Ardita (facial palsy), Prsthastambha (stiffness of back), siro-griv¡-stambha (stiffness of head and neck).

Dose

  • 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400 1.457 to 1.461
Specific gravity at 400 0.906 to 0.936
Saponification value 190 to 200
Iodine value 80 to 90
Acid value 3 to 6
Peroxide value Not more than 6

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 99.