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Koṭṭamcukkādi Taila
Koṭṭamcukkādi Taila is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient
Contents
Formulation composition
Koṭṭam (Kuṣṭha API) | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 21 g |
Cukku (Śuṇṭhī API) | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 21 g |
Vayambu (Vacā API) | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 21 g |
Śigru API | Moringa oleifera | St Bk. | 21 g |
Laśuna API | Allium sativum | Bl. | 21 g |
Kārtoṭṭi (Hiṁsrā API) | Capparis spinosa | Rt. | 21 g |
Devadruma (Devadāru API) | Cedrus deodara | Ht.Wd | 21 g |
Siddhārtha (Sarṣapa API) | Brassica campestris | Sd. | 21 g |
Suvahā (Rāsnā API) | Alpinia galanga (Official substitute) | Rz. | 21 g |
Tilaja (Tila API) | Sesamum indicum | Oil | 768 g |
Dadhi (Godadhi API) | Curd from cow’s milk | 768 g | |
Ciñcā rasa (Ciñcā API) | Tamarindus indica | Lf. | 3.07 l |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials except ingredient 12 thoroughly.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare Mūrchita Taila.
- Collect fresh leaves of ingredient number 12, wash thoroughly, grind and express svarasa through muslin cloth.[1]
Description
- A medicated oil, colour reddish brown, odour faint.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Āmavāta (Rheumatism), Vāta roga (Disorders due to vata dosha) and Angastambha (Stiffness of body), External application for Abhyanga.
Dose
- 3 to 5 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
Physico-chemical parameters
Refractive index at 40 degree | 1.461 to 1.463 |
Weight per ml at 400 degree | 0.920 to 0.940 g |
Saponification value | 150 to 175 |
Iodine value | 75 to 100 |
Acid value | Not more than 8 |
Peroxide value | Not more than 4 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 123.