Balā Taila

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Balaa Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with murcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Tila taila to prepare murcchita Tila taila.
• A day prior to the sneha paka, iniate to prepare Mastu.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 3 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-tenth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvatha.
• Wash and clean the cut pieces of Ikshu, and squeeze the juice and strain through muslin cloth to obtain Ikshu svarasa.