Balāhaṭhādi Taila

Balāhaṭhādi 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

Balā (API)	Sida cordifolia	Rt.	153.6 g
2 haṭhā (Āmalakī API)	Emblica officinalis	Pl.	153.6 g
3 Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API)	Tinospora cordifolia	St.	153.6 g
4 Mudga API	Phaseolus radiatus	Sd.	153.6 g
5 Māṣa API	Phaseolus mungo	Sd.	153.6 g
6 Jala API	for decoction Potable Water	–	12.288 l
reduced to 3.072 l
7 Tilodbhava (Tila Taila API)	Sesame oil	–	768 g
8 Candana (Rakta Candana API)	Pterocarpus santalinus	Ht. Wd.	42.66 g
9 Āmaya (Kuṣṭha API)	Saussurea lappa	Rt	.42.66 g
10 Yaṣṭī (Yaṣṭī API)	Glycyrriza glabra	Rt.	42.66 g

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Tila taila to prepare mūrcchita Tila taila.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) (kvātha dravya).
• Add water for decoction to the kvātha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvātha.

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

• Śiroruja (Headache).

Dose

• External application for shiro-abhyanga.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400	1.455 to 1.462
Specific gravity at 400	0.929 to 0.936
Saponification value	175 to 190
Iodine value	84 to 94
Acid value	3 to 5
Peroxide value	Not more than 6