Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Difference between revisions of "Jyotiṣmatī Taila"
| (5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Jyotiṣmatī Taila''' is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below. |
==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | | | + | |Mayūrakakṣāra (Apāmārgakṣāra (API))||[[Achyranthes aspera]]||Water soluble Ash of Pl.|| 896 g |
|- | |- | ||
| Jala API ||Potable water|||| 5.376 l | | Jala API ||Potable water|||| 5.376 l | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Jyotiṣmatī Taila (API)||[[Celastrus paniculatus]]||Oil 7||68 g |
|} | |} | ||
==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Add 6 parts of water to 1 part of | + | *Add 6 parts of water to 1 part of kṣāra, and dissolve completely ([[kṣāra jala]]). |
| − | *Take | + | *Take Jyotiṣmatī Taila in a stainless steel vessel and heat it. |
| − | *Add equal quantity of [[ | + | *Add equal quantity of [[kṣāra jala]]. Stir thoroughly and heat with constant stirring maintaining the temperature between 500 and 900 during the first hour of heating. Stop the heating when the [[Kalka]] gets separated at the bottom of the vessel in the form of loose paste (kṣāra lakṣana) and at the appearance of froth (Phenodgama) over the oil. Allow to stand overnight. |
*Repeat the process for six more times each day adding fresh Kshara jala in equal quantity<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Repeat the process for six more times each day adding fresh Kshara jala in equal quantity<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Other Ayurvedic herb in which used in this preparation== | ||
| + | [[Centella asiatica]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| Line 24: | Line 27: | ||
==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | * | + | *Śvitraroga (Leucoderma/Vitiligo). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
| Line 52: | Line 55: | ||
[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] |
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Leucoderma]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Vitiligo]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:17, 14 April 2022
Jyotiṣmatī Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Mayūrakakṣāra (Apāmārgakṣāra (API)) | Achyranthes aspera | Water soluble Ash of Pl. | 896 g |
| Jala API | Potable water | 5.376 l | |
| Jyotiṣmatī Taila (API) | Celastrus paniculatus | Oil 7 | 68 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Add 6 parts of water to 1 part of kṣāra, and dissolve completely (kṣāra jala).
- Take Jyotiṣmatī Taila in a stainless steel vessel and heat it.
- Add equal quantity of kṣāra jala. Stir thoroughly and heat with constant stirring maintaining the temperature between 500 and 900 during the first hour of heating. Stop the heating when the Kalka gets separated at the bottom of the vessel in the form of loose paste (kṣāra lakṣana) and at the appearance of froth (Phenodgama) over the oil. Allow to stand overnight.
- Repeat the process for six more times each day adding fresh Kshara jala in equal quantity[1]
Other Ayurvedic herb in which used in this preparation
Description
- Very thick oil, reddish in colour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Śvitraroga (Leucoderma/Vitiligo).
Dose
- Externally for Abhynga (application on affected area).
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.4232 to 1.4556 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.8506 to 0.9232 |
| Saponification value | 106 to 108 |
| Iodine value | 51 to 55 |
| Acid value | 3 to 4 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 4 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 82.
