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Tiktaka Gh¤ta is a Gh¤ta preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with M£rcchita Gh¤ta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Pa¶ola API | Tricosanthes dioica | Pl. | 48 g |
| Nimba API | Azadirachta indica | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| Ka¶uk¡ API | Picrorhiza kurroa | Rz. | 48 g |
| D¡rv¢ (D¡ruharidr¡ API) | Berberis aristata | St. | 48 g |
| P¡¶h¡ API | Cissampelos pareira | Rt. | 48 g |
| Dur¡labh¡ (Dhanvay¡sa API) | Fagonia cretica | Pl. | 48 g |
| Parpa¶a | Fumaria parviflora | Pl. | 48 g |
| Tr¡yant¢ (Tr¡yam¡¸¡ API) | Gentiana kurroo | Pl. | 48 g |
| Jala for decoction | Water | 6.144 l | |
| reduced to | 768 ml | ||
| Tr¡yam¡¸¡ API | Gentiana kurroo | Pl. | 12 g |
| Musta (Must¡ API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 12 g |
| Bh£nimba (Kir¡tatikta API) | Swerita chirata | Pl. | 12 g |
| Kali´ga (Indrayava API) | Holarrhena antidysenterica | Sd. | 12 g |
| Ka¸¡ (Pippal¢ API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Candana (áveta Candana API) | Santalum album | Ht. Wd. | 12 g |
| Sarpi (Gogh¤ta) | Clarified butter from cow s milk | 576 g |
Method of preparation
- Treat Gh¤ta to prepare Murcchita Ghrta.
- Wash, clean and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 8 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 44 (Kvatha Dravyas).
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 10 to 15 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 (Kalka Dravyas).
- Add water for decoction to the Kvatha Dravyas and soak for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-eighth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.
- Transfer the Kalka Dravyas to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend.[1]
Description
- A dark green-coloured, soft, low melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with slightly characteristic odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Trshna (thirst), Bhrama (vertigo), Daha (burning sensation), Parisarpa (erysipelas), Pidakd (carbuncle), Pittaja Kustha (diseases of skin due to Pitta Dosha), Kandu (itching), Panduroga (anemia); Ganda (cervical lymphadenitis), Nndivrana (sinus), Apaci (chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula).
Dose
- 6 to 12 gm twice a day.
Anupāna
- Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 40 | 1.467 to1.470 |
| Specific gravity at 40 | 0.961 to 0.968 |
| Acid value | Not more than 0.56 |
| Saponification value | 230 to 232 |
| Iodine value | 86 to 100 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 2.2 |
| Congealing point | 280 to 180 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 144.
