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Aṇu Taila

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

Formulation composition

Jīvantī API Leptadenia reticulata Rt. 28 g
Jala (Hrīvera API) Coleus vettiveroides Rt. 28 g
Devadāru API Cedrus deodara Ht. Wd. 28 g
Jalada (Mustā API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 28 g
Tvak API Cinnamomum zeylanicum St. Bk . 28 g
Sevya (Uśīra API) Vetiveria zizanioides Rt. 28 g
Gop (Śveta Sārivā API) Hemidesmus indicus Rt. 28 g
Hima (Śveta Candana API) Santalum album Ht. Wd. 28 g
Dārvā (Dāruharidrā API) Berberis aristata St. 28 g
Madhuka (Yaṣṭī API) Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 28 g
Plava (Kaivarta Mustā (API)) Cyperus scariosus Rz. 28 g
Agaru API Aquilaria agallocha Ht. Wd . 28 g
Varī (Śatāvarī API) Asparagus racemosus Rt. 28 g
Puṇḍrāhva (Prapauṇḍarīka API) Nelumbo nucifera Fl. 28 g
Bilva API Aegle marmelos Rt. St. Bk. 28 g
Utpala API Nymphaea stellata Fl. 28 g
Dhāvanīdvaya
a. Bṛhatī API Solanum indicum Pl. 28 g
b. Kaṇṭakārī API Solanum surratense (= S. xanthocarpum) Pl. 28 g
Surabhi (Rāsnā API) Pluchea lancolata [Alpinia officinarum (Official Substitute)] Rt.*/ Lf. 28 g
Sthiādvaya
a. Śālaparṇī API Desmodium gangeticum Pl. 28 g
b. Pṛṣniparṇī API Uraria picta Pl. 28 g
Kṛimihara (Viḍaṅga API) Embelia ribes Fr. 28 g
Patra (Tvakpatra API) Cinnamomum tamala Lf. 28 g
Truṭi (Sūkṣmailā API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 28 g
Reṇukā API Vitex negundo Sd. 28 g
Kamalakiñjalka (Kamala API) Nelumbo nucifera Adr. 28 g
Jala API for decoction Potable Water 76.800 l
reduced to 7.680 l
Drugs 1-24 for Kalka 192 g
Taila (Tila Taila API) Sesame oil 768 g
Ājadugdha (Ajādugdha API) Goat milk 768 ml

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Taila taila to prepare Mūrcchita Taila.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 24 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number44)(kvātha dravya).
  • Add water for decoction to the kvātha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-tenth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvātha.
  • Divide the kvātha into 10 equal parts and store separately in air-tight containers protected from light and moisture.
  • Wash, clean, dry the drugs under ingredient number 26 (Kalka dravya) of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder. Transfer the powdered ingredients to wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend (Kalka).[1]

Description

  • Medicated oil, reddish brown in colour with characteristic odour.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Tvakraukṣya (dryness of skin), Palita (greying of hair), Ūrdhvajatrugata roga (diseases of head and neck), Skandha śuṣkatā (emaciation of shoulder), Grīvā śuṣkatā (wasting in cervical region), Vakṣa śuṣkatā (emaciation of chest muscles).

Dose

  • 5 to 10 drops per nostril as Nasya.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400 1.4646 to 1.4659
Specific gravity at 400 0.7706 to 0.7709
Saponification value 188 to 200
Iodine value 88 to 106
Acid value 2 to 3
Peroxide value Not more than 6

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 56.