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| − | |M¡rkava Svarasa (Bh¤´gar¡ja API)|| Eclipta alba|| Pl.|| 3.072 l | + | |M¡rkava [[Svarasa]] (Bh¤´gar¡ja API)|| Eclipta alba|| Pl.|| 3.072 l |
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|2 Taila (Tila Taila API)|| Sesame oil ||–|| 768 ml | |2 Taila (Tila Taila API)|| Sesame oil ||–|| 768 ml | ||
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*Treat Tila taila to prepare [[murcchita]] Tila taila. | *Treat Tila taila to prepare [[murcchita]] Tila taila. | ||
*Treat Gairika to prepare Gairika - áuddha. | *Treat Gairika to prepare Gairika - áuddha. | ||
| − | *Take fresh Bhrngaraja and wash thoroughly with water. Grind and filter through muslin cloth to obtain svarasa. | + | *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, | *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).<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) ([[Kalka]] dravya).<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 23 August 2018
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.
Contents
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
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 73.
