Mahaanaarayana Taila

Mahanarayana 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

1 Bilva API	Aegle marmelos	St. Bk.	960 g
2 A¿vagandh¡ API	Withania somnifera	Rt.	960 g
3 B¤hat¢ API	Solanum indicum	Pl.	960 g
4 ávadaÆÀ¶r¡ (GokÀura API)	Tribulus terrestris	Pl.	960 g
5 áyon¡ka API	Oroxylum indicum	St. Bk.	960 g
6 V¡¶y¡laka (Bal¡ (API))	Sida cordifolia	Rt.	960 g
7 P¡ribhadra API	Erythrina indica	Rt.	960 g
8 KÀudr¡ (Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API)	Solanum surattense	Pl.	960 g
9 Ka¶hill¡ (Rakta Punarnav¡ API)	Boerhavia diffusa	Pl.	960 g
10 Atibal¡ API	Abutilon indicum	Rt.	960 g
11 Agnimantha API	Clerodendrum phlomidis [Premna integrifolia (Official Substitute)]	St. Bk.	960 g
12 Sara¸¢ (Pras¡ri¸¢ API)	Paedaria foetida	Pl.	960 g
13 P¡¶al¢ (P¡¶al¡ API)	Stereospermum suaveolens	St. Bk.	960 g
14 Jala API for decoction	Potable Water	–	98.304 l
reduced to 24.576 l
15 Taila (Tila Taila API)	Sesame oil	–	6.144 kg
16 Godugdha∗ API	Cow milk	–	6.144 kg
17 áat¡var¢rasa (áat¡var¢ API)	Asparagus racemosus	Rt. Tr. juice	6.144 l
18 R¡sn¡ API	Pluchea lanceolata [Alpinia galanga (Official substitute)]	Rt.	96 g
19 A¿vagandh¡ API	Withania somnifera	Rt.	96 g
20 MiÀi (Mi¿rey¡ API)	Foeniculum vulgare	Fr.	96 g
21 D¡ru (Devad¡ru API)	Cedrus deodara	Ht. Wd.	96 g
22 Ku˦ha API	Saussurea lappa	Rt.	96 g
23 Par¸¢catuÀka
a. á¡lapar¸¢ API	Desmodium gangeticum	Pl.	96 g
b. P¤¿nipar¸¢API	Uraria picta	Pl.	96 g
c. Mudgapar¸¢ API	Phaseolus trilobus	Pl.	96 g
d. M¡Àapar¸¢ API	Teramnus labialis	Pl.	96 g
24 Agaru API	Aquillaria agallocha	Ht. Wd.	96 g
25 Ke¿ara (N¡gake¿ara API)	Messua ferrea	Stmn.	96 g
26 Sindh£ttha (Saindhava Lava¸a (API))	Rock salt	–	96 g
27 M¡Æs¢ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢ API)	Nardostachys jatamansi	Rt./Rz.	96 g
28 Rajan¢dvaya
a. Haridr¡ API	Curcuma longa	Rz.	96 g
b. D¡ruharidr¡ API	Berberis aristata	St.	96 g
29 áaileyaka (áaileya API)	Parmelia perlata	Pl.	96 g
30 Candana (Rakta candana API)	Pterocarpus santalinus	Ht. Wd.	96 g
31 PuÀkara API	Inula racemosa	Rt.	96 g
32 El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	96 g
33 Asra (MaµjiÀ¶h¡ API)	Rubia cordifolia	St.	96 g
34 YaÀ¶¢ API	Glycyrrhiza glabra	Rt.	96 g
35 Tagara API	Valeriana wallichii	Rz.	96 g
36 Abda (Must¡ API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	96 g
37 Patra (Tvak patra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	96 g
38 Bh¤´ga (Tvak API)	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St. Bk.	96 g
39 A˦avarga
a. J¢vaka API	Microstylis wallichi [Pueraria tuberosa (Official Substitute)]	Rt. Tr.	96 g
b. ÎÀabhaka API	Microstylis wallichi [Pueraria tuberosa (Official Substitute)]	Rt. Tr.	96 g
c. Med¡ (API)	Polygonatum verticillatum [Asparagus racemosus (Official Substitute)]	Rt. Tr.	96 g
d. Mah¡med¡ API	Polygonatum cirrhifolium [Asparagus racemoses (Official Substitute)]	Rt. Tr.	96 g
e. K¡kol¢ API	Lilium polyphyllum [Withania somnifera (Official Substitute)]	Rt.	96 g
f. KÀ¢rak¡kol¢ API	Fritillaria roylei [Withania somnifera (Official Substitute)]	Rt.	96 g
g. Îddhi API	Habenaria intermedia [Dioscorea bulbifera (Official Substitute)]	Rt. Tr.	96 g
h. V¤ddhi API	Habenaria intermedia [Dioscorea bulbifera (Official Substitute)]	Rt. Tr.	96 g
40 Ambu (Hr¢vera API)	Coleus vettiveroides	Rt.	96 g
41 Vac¡ API	Acorus calamus	Rz.	96 g
42 Pal¡¿a API	Butea monosperma	St. Bk.	96 g
43 Sthau¸eya API	Taxus baccata	Lf.	96 g
44 V¤¿c¢raka (áveta Punarnav¡ API)	Boerhaavia verticillata	Pl.	96 g
45 Coraka API	Angelica glauca	Rz.	96 g
46 Karp£ra API	Cinnamomum camphora Subl. Ext. of A.	Pt.	96 g
47 K¡¿m¢ra (Ku´kuma API)	Crocus sativus	Sty./Stg.	96 g

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Tila taila to prepare murcchita Tila taila.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 13 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) (kvatha dravya).
• Add water for decoction to the kv¡tha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvatha.
• Wash and clean the cut pieces of Shatavari, grind and squeeze through muslin cloth to obtain Shatavari svarasa.

Description

• Medicated oil, yellowish brown in color with an unpleasant odour.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in air-tight containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Ardita (Facial palsy), Badhiratva (Deafness), Pangutva (Paraplegia), Gatra kampa (Tremors), Manyastambha (Neck rigidity/Torticollis) Hanustambha (Lockjaw), Ekangasosa (Wasting of one limb), shukraksaya (Oligospermia), Vandhyatva (Infertility), siroroga (Headache), Jihvastambha (Glossal palsy), Dantasula (Toothache), Unmada (Mania/Psychosis), Kubja (Humpback/ Kyphosis), Jvara (Fever), Jar¡ (Senility), Karsya (Emaciation), Snayubhagna (Rupture of ligament), Asthibhagna (Bone fracture).

Dose

• 5-10 ml per day in divided doses; Nasya: 2 to 3 drops per nostril, Abhyaga (massage on affected parts) and Anuv¡sana Basti.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400	1.458 to 1.461
Specific gravity at 400	0.926 to 0.955
Saponification value	188 to 196
Iodine value	80 to 100
Acid value	3 to 6
Peroxide value	Not more than 5