Aṇu Taila

Aṇu Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with mūrcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Jīvantī API	Leptadenia reticulata	Rt.	28 g
Jala (Hrīvera API)	Coleus vettiveroides	Rt.	28 g
Devadāru API	Cedrus deodara	Ht. Wd.	28 g
Jalada (Mustā API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	28 g
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St. Bk	. 28 g
Sevya (Uśīra API)	Vetiveria zizanioides	Rt.	28 g
Gop (Śveta Sārivā API)	Hemidesmus indicus	Rt.	28 g
Hima (Śveta Candana API)	Santalum album	Ht. Wd.	28 g
Dārvā (Dāruharidrā API)	Berberis aristata	St.	28 g
Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API)	Glycyrrhiza glabra	Rt.	28 g
Plava (Kaivarta Mustā (API))	Cyperus scariosus	Rz.	28 g
Agaru API	Aquilaria agallocha	Ht. Wd	. 28 g
Varī (Śatāvarī API)	Asparagus racemosus	Rt.	28 g
Puṇḍrāhva (Prapauṇḍarīka API)	Nelumbo nucifera	Fl.	28 g
Bilva API	Aegle marmelos	Rt. St. Bk.	28 g
Utpala API	Nymphaea stellata	Fl.	28 g
Dhāvanīdvaya
a. Bṛhatī API	Solanum indicum	Pl.	28 g
b. Kaṇṭakārī API	Solanum surratense (= S. xanthocarpum)	Pl.	28 g
Surabhi (Rāsnā API)	Pluchea lancolata [Alpinia officinarum (Official Substitute)]	Rt.*/ Lf.	28 g
Sthiādvaya
a. Śālaparṇī API	Desmodium gangeticum	Pl.	28 g
b. Pṛṣniparṇī API	Uraria picta	Pl.	28 g
Kṛimihara (Viḍaṅga API)	Embelia ribes	Fr.	28 g
Patra (Tvakpatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	28 g
Truṭi (Sūkṣmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	28 g
Reṇukā API	Vitex negundo	Sd.	28 g
Kamalakiñjalka (Kamala API)	Nelumbo nucifera	Adr.	28 g
Jala API for decoction	Potable Water	–	76.800 l
reduced to 7.680 l
Drugs 1-24 for Kalka			192 g
Taila (Tila Taila API)	Sesame oil	–	768 g
Ājadugdha (Ajādugdha API)	Goat milk	–	768 ml

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Taila taila to prepare Mūrcchita Taila.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 24 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number44)(kvātha dravya).
• Add water for decoction to the kvātha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-tenth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvātha.
• Divide the kvātha into 10 equal parts and store separately in air-tight containers protected from light and moisture.
• Wash, clean, dry the drugs under ingredient number 26 (Kalka dravya) of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder. Transfer the powdered ingredients to wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend (Kalka).

Description

• Medicated oil, reddish brown in colour with characteristic odour.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Tvakraukṣya (Dryness of skin), Palita (Greying of hair), Ūrdhvajatrugata roga (Diseases of head and neck), Skandha śuṣkatā (Emaciation of shoulder), Grīvā śuṣkatā (Wasting in cervical region), Vakṣa śuṣkatā (Emaciation of chest muscles).

Dose

• 5 to 10 drops per nostril as Nasya.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400	1.4646 to 1.4659
Specific gravity at 400	0.7706 to 0.7709
Saponification value	188 to 200
Iodine value	88 to 106
Acid value	2 to 3
Peroxide value	Not more than 6