Asanabilvādi Taila

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Asanabilvaadi Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with m£rcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient.

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat Tila taila to prepare murcchita Tila taila.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 4 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-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvatha.
• Wash, dry the ingredients numbered 6 to 8 (kalka dravya) of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder

Description

• Medicated oil, brown in colour with the characteristic odour of sesame oil.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Nayana roga (diseases of the eye), Karna roga (diseases of the ear), shiroroga (diseases of head).

Dose

• External use - for Abhya´ga (massage on whole body)
• Nasya - 2 to 4 drops per nostril once or twice a day
• Eye drops - 2 to 4 drops once or twice a day
• Ear drops - 5 to 10 drops once or twice a day