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Balā Taila
Balaa Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with murcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient
Contents
Formulation composition
| Bal¡ (API) | Sida cordifolia | Rt. | 4.800 kg |
| Chinnaruh¡ (Gu·£c¢ API) | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 1.200 kg |
| R¡sn¡ API | Pluchea lancolata [Alpinia officinarum (Official Substitute)] | Rz. | 0.600 kg |
| Jala API for decoction | Potable Water | – | 30.720 l |
| reduced to | 3.072 l | ||
| Dadhimastu (Godadhi (API)) | Whey from curd of cow milk | – | 3.072 l |
| IkÀu Niry¡sa (IkÀu API) | Saccharum officinarum | St. juice | 3.072 l |
| áukta (K¡µjika (API)) | Sour gruel | – | 3.072 l |
| Taila (Tila Taila API) | Sesame oil | – | 3.072 kg |
| Ëjapaya (Aj¡dugdha (API)) | Goat milk | – | 1.536 l |
| áa¶h¢ (áa¶¢ API) | Hedychium spicatum | Rz. | 48 g |
| Sarala API | Pinus roxburghii | Ht. Wd. | 48 g |
| D¡ru (Devad¡ru API) | Cedrus deodara | Ht. Wd. | 48 g |
| El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API) | Elettaria cardamomum | Sd. | 48 g |
| MaµjiÀ¶h¡ API | Rubia cordifolia | Rt. | 48 g |
| Aguru (Agaru API) | Aquilaria agallocha | Ht. Wd. | 48 g |
| Candana (Rakta candana API) | Pterocarpus santalinus | Ht. Wd. | 48 g |
| Padmaka API | Prunus cerasoides | Ht. Wd. | 48 g |
| Atibal¡ API | Abutilon indicum | Rt. | 48 g |
| Must¡ API | Cyperus rotundus | Rz. | 48 g |
| á£rpapar¸¢dvaya | |||
| a. Mudgapar¸¢ API | Phaseolus trilobus | Pl. | 48 g |
| b. M¡Àapar¸¢ API | Teramnus labialis | Pl. | 48 g |
| Hare¸u (Re¸uk¡ (API)) | Vitex agnus-castus [Vitex negundo (Official Substitute)] | Fr. | 48 g |
| YaÀ¶y¡hva (YaÀ¶¢ API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 48 g |
| Surasa (Tulas¢ API) | Ocimum sanctum | Pl | . 48 g |
| Vy¡ghranakha API | Capparis sepiaria | Fr. | 48 g |
| ÎÀabhaka (API) | Microstylis wallichi [Pueraria tuberosa (Official Substitute)] | Rt. Tr. | 48 g |
| J¢vaka API | Microstylis wallichi [Pueraria tuberosa (Official Substitute)] | Rt .Tr. | 48 g |
| Pal¡¿a rasa (Pal¡¿a (API)) | Butea monosperma | Exd. | 48 g |
| N¢lik¡ (N¢l¢ API) | Indigofera tinctoria | Pl. | 48 g |
| J¡tiko¿a (J¡tipatr¢ (API)) | Myrstica fragrans | Ar. | 48 g |
| Sp¤kk¡ API | Anisomeles malabarica | Pl. | 48 g |
| Ku´kuma API | Crocus sativus | Stmn./Stg. | 48 g |
| áaileya API | Parmelia perlata | Pl. | 48 g |
| J¡tik¡ (J¡t¢phala API) | Myrstica fragrans | Sd. | 48 g |
| Ka¶phala API | Myrica esculenta (= M. nagi) | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| Ambu (Hr¢vera API) | Coleus vettiveroides | Rt. | 48 g |
| Tvak API | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| Kunduruka (Kunduru API) | Boswellia serrata | Exd. | 48 g |
| Karp£ra API | Cinnamomum camphora Subl. Ext. of A. | Pt. | 48 g |
| TuruÀka API | Liquidambar orientalis [Altingia excelsa (Official Substitute)] | Exd. | 48 g |
| ár¢niv¡saka (Sarala API) | Pinus roxburghii | Exd. | 48 g |
| Lava´ga API | Syzygium aromaticum | Fr. Bd. | 48 g |
| Nakha (Vy¡ghranakha API) | Capparis sepiaria | Fr. | 48 g |
| Ka´kola API | Piper cubeba | Fr. | 48 g |
| Ku˦ha API | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 48 g |
| M¡Æs¢ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢API) | Nardostachys jatamansi | Rz. | 48 g |
| Priya´gu API | Callicarpa macrophylla | Fl. | 48 g |
| Sthau¸eya API | Taxus baccata | Lf. | 48 g |
| Tagara API | Valeriana wallichii | Rz. | 48 g |
| Dhy¡ma (RohiÀa API) | Cymbopogon martini | Pl. | 48 g |
| Vac¡ API | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 48 g |
| Madanaka (Madana API) | Randia dumetorum | Fr. | 48 g |
| Plava (Kaivarta Must¡ (API) ) | Cyperus scariosus | Rz. | 48 g |
| N¡gakesara (N¡gake¿ara API) | Mesua ferrea Stmn. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare murcchita Tila taila.
- A day prior to the sneha paka, iniate to prepare Mastu.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 3 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-tenth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvatha.
- Wash and clean the cut pieces of Ikshu, and squeeze the juice and strain through muslin cloth to obtain Ikshu svarasa.[1]
Description
- Medicated oil, light golden yellow in color with a pleasant odour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Chardi (emesis), Gulma (abdominal lump), Kasa (cough), shvasa (Asthma), Jvara (fever), Murcca¡ (syncope), Kshata (wound), Kshaya (Pthisis), Apasmara (Epilepsy), Vatavyadhi (diseases due to Vata dosha), Plihi (splenic disease), shosha (cachexia).
Dose
- 5-10 ml per day in divided doses; for external use as advised by the physician.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.451 to 1.468 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.915 to 0.940 |
| Saponification value | 188 to 200 |
| Iodine value | 80 to 100 |
| Acid value | 3 to 6 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 69.
