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Balāguḍūcyādi Taila
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Balaaguduchyadi Taila is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient..
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare Mūrchita Taila (Appendix 6.2.8.3).
- Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 1to 3 (kvātha dravya) to a coarse powder and add the specified quantity of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. *Filter with muslin cloth to obtain kvātha[1]
Description
- A medicated oil, dark reddish brown in color with pleasant odour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- In conditions of Vāta-rakta (Gout) and Raktagata-Vāta (Hypertension), Śopha (oedema), Skandhagata Vāta (frozen shoulder).
Dose
- External application for Abhyanga.
Anupāna
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.455 to 1.460 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.915 g to 0.930 g |
| Saponification value | 180 to 195 |
| Iodine value | 80 to 100 |
| Acid value | Not more than 5 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 5 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 116.
