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==Dose== | ==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. | *5-10 ml per day in divided doses; Nasya: 2 to 3 drops per nostril, Abhyaga (massage on affected parts) and Anuv¡sana Basti. | ||
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| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
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| + | |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 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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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.
Contents
Formulation composition
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.[1]
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 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 88.
