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Arimedādi taila
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Arimedaadi taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with murcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient.
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare murcchita Tila taila.
- Treat Gairika to prepare Gairika - áuddha and Sauvir¡µjana to prepare Sauviranjana - shuuddha.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 and 2 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-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvatha.
- Wash, dry the ingredients numbered 5 to 7, 9 to 13 and 15 to 33 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder.[1]
Description
- Medicated oil, yellowish red in colour with a pleasant odour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Mukha roga (diseases of mouth), Danta roga (disease of tooth), N¡s¡ roga (diseases of nose).
Dose
- 5 to 10 drops per nostril.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.4646 to 1.4665 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.8123 g to 0.8388 |
| Saponification value | 180 to 190 |
| Iodine value | Not more than 1 |
| Acid value | 2 to 3 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 61.
