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Aṇu Taila
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.
Contents
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
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 56.
