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Tiktaka Ghṛta - 1
Tiktaka Ghṛta - 1 is a Ghrta prepation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Ghrta as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
Paṭola API | Tricosanthes dioica | Pl. | 48 g |
Nimba API | Azadirachta indica | St. Bk. | 48 g |
Kaṭukā API | Picrorhiza kurroa | 48 g | |
Dārvī (Dāruharidrā API) | Berberis aristata | St. | 48 g |
Paṭhā API | Cissampelos pareira | Rt. | 48 g |
Durālabhā (Dhanvayāsa API) | Fagonia cretica | Pl. | 48 g |
Parpaṭa API | Fumaria parviflora | Pl | . 48 g |
Trāyamāṇā API | Gentiana kurroo | Pl. | 48 g |
Jala for decoction | Water | 6.144 l | |
reduced to | 768 ml | ||
Trāyantī (Trāyamāṇā API) | Gentiana kurro | Pl. | 12 g |
Musta (Mustā API) | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 12 g |
Bhūnimba (Kirātatikta API) | Swerita chirata | Pl. | 12 g |
Kaliṅga (Indrayava API) | Holarrhena antidysenterica | Sd. | 12 g |
Kaṇā (Pippalī API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g |
Candana (Śveta Candana API) | Santalum album | Ht. Wd. | 12 g |
Sarpi (Goghṛta API) | Clarified butter from Cow s milk | 576 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash, clean and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 8 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 44 (Kvātha 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 Kvātha 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 light green-coloured, soft, low melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with specific odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Tṛṣṇā (Thirst), Bhrama (vertigo), Dāha (burning sensation), Parāsarpa (erysipelas), Piḍakā (Carbuncle), Pittaja Kuṣṭa (Diseases of skin due to Pitta Dosha), Kaṇḍu (itching), Pāṇḍu roga (anemia), Gaṇḍa (cervical lymphadenitis), Nāḍīvraṇa (sinus), Apacī (chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula), Visphota (blisterous eruption), Vidradhi (abscess), Gulma (abdominal lump), Śopha (oedema), Unmāda (mania/psychosis), Meda (adipose tissue), Hṛdroga (heart disease), Timira (cataract), Vyaṅga (dark shade on face due to stress and excessive exercise, Śvitra (leucoderma/Vitiligo), Kāmāla (jaundice), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano), Udara (diseases of abdomen), Apasm¡ra (epilepsy), Pradara (excessive vaginal discharge), Gara (slow/accumulated poison), Arśa (piles), Raktapitta (bleeding disorder).
Dose
- 6 to 12 gm twice a day.
Anupāna
- warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
Refractive index at 40 | 1.467 to 1.468 |
Specific gravity at 40 | 0.965 to 0.968 |
Acid value | Not more than 1.9 |
Saponification value | 240 to 255 |
Iodine value | 85 to100 |
Peroxide value | Not more than 6.5 |
Congealing point | 280 to180 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 148.
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Thirst
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Vertigo
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Acidity
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Burning sensation
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Erysipelas
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Carbuncle
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of skin due to Pitta Dosha
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Itching
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Anaemia
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Cervical lymphadenitis
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Sinus
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Chronic lymphadenopathy
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Blisterous eruption
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Abscess
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Oedema
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Psychosis
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Adipose tissue
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Heart disease
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Cataract
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Dark shade on face due to stress and excessive exercise
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Leucoderma
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Jaundice
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Epilepsy
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Piles