Hiṅgvādi Taila

Hinvaadi Taila is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with m£rcchita SarÀapa Taila as basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Hi´gu API	Ferula foetida	Exd.	1 part
Tumburu (Tejovat¢ API)	Zanthoxylum armatum	Fr	. 1 part
áu¸¶h¢ API	Zingiber officinalis	Rz.	1 part
S¡rÀapa Taila (SarÀapa Taila API)	Mustard oil	–	12 parts
Jala API	Potable Water	–	48 parts

Method of preparation

• Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Treat SarÀapa taila to prepare m£rcchita SarÀapa taila.
• Treat Hingu to prepare Hingu - shuddha.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve. Transfer the powdered ingredients to wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogenous blend (kalka).
• Take murcchita Sarshapa Taila in a stainless steel vessel and heat it.

Description

• Medicated oil, reddish in colour with characteristic odour of asafoetida.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Karnasula (otalgia).

Dose

• Externally as ear drops- 5-10 drops in the affected ear once or twice a day (Karnapurana).

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400	1.447 to 1.478
Specific gravity at 400	0.880 to 0.918
Saponification value	182 to 186
Iodine value	100 to 105
Acid value	Not more than 1
Peroxide value	Not more than 6