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Bhrngaraja 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

M¡rkava Svarasa (Bh¤´gar¡ja API) Eclipta alba Pl. 3.072 l
2 Taila (Tila Taila API) Sesame oil – 768 ml
3 MaµjiÀ¶h¡ API Rubia cordifolia Rt. 48 g
4 Padmaka API Prunus cerasoides Ht. Wd. 48 g
5 Lodhra API Symplocos racemosa St. Bk. 48 g
6 Candana (Rakta Candana API) Pterocarpus santalinus Ht. Wd . 48 g
7 Gairika API - áuddha Red ochre – 48 g
8 Bal¡ API Sida cordifolia Rt. 48 g
9 Rajan¢dvaya
a. Haridr¡ API Curcuma longa Rz. 48 g
b. D¡ruharidr¡ API Berberis aristata St. 48 g
10 Ke¿ara (N¡gake¿ara API) Mesua ferrea Stmn. 48 g
11 Priya´gu API Callicarpa macrophylla Fl. 48 g
12 MadhuyaÀ¶ik¡ (YaÀ¶¢ API) Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 48 g
13 Prapau¸·ar¢ka API Nelumbo nucifera Rt. 48 g
14 Gop¢ (áveta S¡riv¡ API) Hemidesmus indicus Rt. 48 g

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Tila taila to prepare murcchita Tila taila.
  • Treat Gairika to prepare Gairika - áuddha.
  • Take fresh Bhrngaraja and wash thoroughly with water. Grind and filter through muslin cloth to obtain svarasa.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 3 to 6 and 8 to 14 of the Formulation Composition,

powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) (Kalka dravya).[1]

Description

  • A medicated oil, light brownish yellow in color with a pleasant odour.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Kesapata (Loss of hair), Netraroga (Diseases of eyes), Kar¸aroga (Diseases of ear), shiroroga (Diseases of head), Manyastambha (Neck rigidity/Torticollis), Galagraha (Difficulty in swallowing), Khalitya (Premature baldness), Indralupta (Alopecia areata).

Dose

  • External application over the scalp for shiro-Abhyanga.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400 1.451 to 1.464
Specific gravity at 400 0.910 to 0.932
Saponification value 188 to 194
Iodine value 90 to 100
Acid value 3 to 6
Peroxide value Not more than 6

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 73.
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