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'''Tuvaraka Taila''' is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"|Tuvaraka taila (API)|| Hydnocarpus laurifolia|| Oil|| 768 g|-| Khadira API ||Acacia catechu ||Ht. Wd.|| 576 g|-| Jala API for decoction|| Potable Water ||– ||9.2160 l|-|reduced to ||||||2.304 l|-| Tuvaraka API - Kalka|| Hydnocarpus laurifolia ||Sd.|| 128 g|}
==Method of preparation==
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 2 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 kv¡tha.
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 4 ([[kalka dravya]]dravya) of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Description==
==Therapeutic uses==
*KÀudrakustha (group Group of minor skin diseases), Mahakustha (group Group of major skin diseases), Meha (excessive Excessive flow of urine).
==Dose==
*10 to 20 drops with cow milk or butter, used externally for abhyanga also.
==Physico-chemical parameters==
{| class="wikitable"
|Refractive index at 400||1.4635 to 1.4748
|-
|Specific gravity at 400||0.831 to 0.881
|-
|Saponification value||190 to 200
|-
|Iodine value||75 to 85
|-
|Acid value||3 to 6
|-
|Peroxide value||Not more than 6
|}
==References==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Group of minor skin diseases]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Group of major skin diseases]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Excessive flow of urine]]
