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*Eye drops - 2 to 4 drops once or twice a day | *Eye drops - 2 to 4 drops once or twice a day | ||
*Ear drops - 5 to 10 drops once or twice a day | *Ear drops - 5 to 10 drops once or twice a day | ||
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| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
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| + | |Refractive index at 400||1.4646 to 1.4665 | ||
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| + | |Specific gravity at 400||0.9207 to 0.9311 | ||
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| + | |Saponification value||180 to 190 | ||
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| + | |Iodine value||106 to 109 | ||
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| + | |Acid value||Not more than 1 | ||
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| + | |Peroxide value||Not more than 6 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Asanabilvaadi 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 4 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 kvatha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvatha.
- Wash, dry the ingredients numbered 6 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, brown in colour with the characteristic odour of sesame oil.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Nayana roga (diseases of the eye), Karna roga (diseases of the ear), shiroroga (diseases of head).
Dose
- External use - for Abhya´ga (massage on whole body)
- Nasya - 2 to 4 drops per nostril once or twice a day
- Eye drops - 2 to 4 drops once or twice a day
- Ear drops - 5 to 10 drops once or twice a day
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.4646 to 1.4665 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.9207 to 0.9311 |
| Saponification value | 180 to 190 |
| Iodine value | 106 to 109 |
| Acid value | Not more than 1 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 64.
