Kanaka Taila

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

Formulation composition

Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API)	Glycyrrhiza glabra	Rt.	768 g
Jala API for decoction	Potable Water	–	3.072 ml
reduced to 768 ml
Taila (Tila Taila API)	Sesame oil	–	192 g
Priyaṅgu API	Calicarpa macrophylla	Fl.	6.4 g
Mañjiṣṭhā API	Rubia cordifolia	St.	6.4 g
Candana (Rakta Candana API)	Pterocarpus santalinus	Ht. Wd.	6.4 g
Utpala API	Nymphaea stellata	Fl.	6.4 g
keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API)	Mesua ferrea	Stmn.	6.4 g

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Tila taila to prepare mūrcchita Tila taila.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 1 of the Formulation Composition, powder and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) (kvātha 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 kvātha.
• Wash, dry the ingredients numbered 4 to 8 (Kalka dravya) of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder.

Description

• Medicated oil, reddish brown in colour with a faint odour.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Mukha roga (Diseases of oral cavity), Vyaṅga (Local hyper pigmentation), Nīlikā (Mole).

Dose

• External use for Abhyanga (apply on whole body)
• Nasya - 2 to 4 drops per nostril once or twice a day.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400	1.4641 to1.4660
Specific gravity at 400	0. 9180 to 0.9230
Saponification value	190 to 200
Iodine value	103 to 106
Acid value	Not more than 2
Peroxide value	Not more than 2