Tiktaka Ghṛta - 2

Tiktaka Gh¤ta is a Gh¤ta preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with M£rcchita Gh¤ta as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Pa¶ola API	Tricosanthes dioica	Pl.	48 g
Nimba API	Azadirachta indica	St. Bk.	48 g
Ka¶uk¡ API	Picrorhiza kurroa	Rz.	48 g
D¡rv¢ (D¡ruharidr¡ API)	Berberis aristata	St.	48 g
P¡¶h¡ API	Cissampelos pareira	Rt.	48 g
Dur¡labh¡ (Dhanvay¡sa API)	Fagonia cretica	Pl.	48 g
Parpa¶a	Fumaria parviflora	Pl.	48 g
Tr¡yant¢ (Tr¡yam¡¸¡ API)	Gentiana kurroo	Pl.	48 g
Jala for decoction	Water		6.144 l
reduced to			768 ml
Tr¡yam¡¸¡ API	Gentiana kurroo	Pl.	12 g
Musta (Must¡ API)	Cyperus rotundus	Rz.	12 g
Bh£nimba (Kir¡tatikta API)	Swerita chirata	Pl.	12 g
Kali´ga (Indrayava API)	Holarrhena antidysenterica	Sd.	12 g
Ka¸¡ (Pippal¢ API)	Piper longum	Fr.	12 g
Candana (áveta Candana API)	Santalum album	Ht. Wd.	12 g
Sarpi (Gogh¤ta)	Clarified butter from cow s milk		576 g

Method of preparation

• Treat Gh¤ta to prepare Murcchita Ghrta.
• Wash, clean and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 8 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 44 (Kvatha Dravyas).
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 10 to 15 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 (Kalka Dravyas).
• Add water for decoction to the Kvatha Dravyas and soak for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-eighth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.
• Transfer the Kalka Dravyas to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend.

Description

• A dark green-coloured, soft, low melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with slightly characteristic odour and bitter taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Trshna (thirst), Bhrama (vertigo), Daha (burning sensation), Parisarpa (erysipelas), Pidakd (carbuncle), Pittaja Kustha (diseases of skin due to Pitta Dosha), Kandu (itching), Panduroga (anemia); Ganda (cervical lymphadenitis), Nndivrana (sinus), Apaci (chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula).

Dose

• 6 to 12 gm twice a day.

Anupāna

• Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 40	1.467 to1.470
Specific gravity at 40	0.961 to 0.968
Acid value	Not more than 0.56
Saponification value	230 to 232
Iodine value	86 to 100
Peroxide value	Not more than 2.2
Congealing point	280 to 180