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| − | |Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API)|| Glycyrrhiza glabra ||Rt.|| 768 g | + | |Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API)|| [[Glycyrrhiza glabra]] ||Rt.|| 768 g |
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| Jala API for decoction|| Potable Water|| – ||3.072 ml | | Jala API for decoction|| Potable Water|| – ||3.072 ml | ||
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|reduced to 768 ml|||||| | |reduced to 768 ml|||||| | ||
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| − | | Taila (Tila Taila API) ||Sesame oil|| –|| 192 g | + | | Taila (Tila Taila API) ||[[Sesame]] oil|| –|| 192 g |
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| − | | Priyaṅgu API ||Calicarpa macrophylla ||Fl.|| 6.4 g | + | | Priyaṅgu API ||[[Calicarpa macrophylla]] ||Fl.|| 6.4 g |
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| − | | Mañjiṣṭhā API|| Rubia cordifolia ||St. ||6.4 g | + | | Mañjiṣṭhā API|| [[Rubia cordifolia]] ||St. ||6.4 g |
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| − | | Candana (Rakta Candana API) ||Pterocarpus santalinus|| Ht. Wd.|| 6.4 g | + | | Candana (Rakta Candana API) ||[[Pterocarpus santalinus]]|| Ht. Wd.|| 6.4 g |
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| − | | Utpala API ||Nymphaea stellata ||Fl.|| 6.4 g | + | | Utpala API ||[[Nymphaea stellata]] ||Fl.|| 6.4 g |
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| − | | keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API)|| Mesua ferrea ||Stmn.|| 6.4 g | + | | keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API)|| [[Mesua ferrea]] ||Stmn.|| 6.4 g |
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Latest revision as of 17:29, 28 September 2018
Kanaka Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with murcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient.
Contents
[hide]Formulation composition
| Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 768 g |
| Jala API for decoction | Potable Water | – | 3.072 ml |
| reduced to 768 ml | |||
| Taila (Tila Taila API) | Sesame oil | – | 192 g |
| Priyaṅgu API | Calicarpa macrophylla | Fl. | 6.4 g |
| Mañjiṣṭhā API | Rubia cordifolia | St. | 6.4 g |
| Candana (Rakta Candana API) | Pterocarpus santalinus | Ht. Wd. | 6.4 g |
| Utpala API | Nymphaea stellata | Fl. | 6.4 g |
| keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API) | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 6.4 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare mūrcchita Tila taila.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 1 of the Formulation Composition, powder and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) (kvātha dravya).
- Add water for decoction to the kvatha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvātha.
- Wash, dry the ingredients numbered 4 to 8 (Kalka dravya) of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder.[1]
Description
- Medicated oil, reddish brown in colour with a faint odour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Mukha roga (Diseases of oral cavity), Vyaṅga (Local hyper pigmentation), Nīlikā (Mole).
Dose
- External use for Abhyanga (apply on whole body)
- Nasya - 2 to 4 drops per nostril once or twice a day.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.4641 to1.4660 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0. 9180 to 0.9230 |
| Saponification value | 190 to 200 |
| Iodine value | 103 to 106 |
| Acid value | Not more than 2 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 2 |
References
- Jump up ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 84.
