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Kottamcukkaadi Taila is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient

Formulation composition

Ko°°am (Ku¾°ha API) Saussurea lappa Rt. 21 g
Cukku (Śu´°hī API) Zingiber officinale Rz. 21 g
Vayambu (Vacā API) Acorus calamus Rz. 21 g
Śigru API Moringa oleifera St Bk. 21 g
Laśuna API Allium sativum Bl. 21 g
Kārto°°i (Hi¼srā API) Capparis spinosa Rt. 21 g
Devadruma (Devadāru API) Cedrus deodara Ht.Wd 21 g
Siddhārtha (Sar¾apa API) Brassica campestris Sd. 21 g
Suvahā (Rāsnā API) Alpinia galanga (Official substitute) Rz. 21 g
Tilaja (Tila API) Sesamum indicum Oil 768 g
Dadhi (Godadhi API) Curd from cow’s milk 768 g
Ci®cā rasa (Ci®cā API) Tamarindus indica Lf. 3.07 l

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials except ingredient 12 thoroughly.
  • Treat Tila taila to prepare Mūrchita Taila (Appendix 6.2.8.3).
  • Collect fresh leaves of ingredient number 12, wash thoroughly, grind and express svarasa through muslin cloth.[1]

Description

  • A medicated oil, colour reddish brown, odour faint.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Vāta roga (disorders due to Vāta dosha) and Angastambha (stiffness of body), External application for Abhyanga.

Dose

  • 3 to 5 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 40 degree 1.461 to 1.463
Weight per ml at 400 degree 0.920 to 0.940 g
Saponification value 150 to 175
Iodine value 75 to 100
Acid value Not more than 8
Peroxide value Not more than 4

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 123.