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Bṛhat Saindhavādya Taila
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Bhrhat Saindavaadi Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with m£rcchita Era¸·a taila as the basic ingredient.
Formulation composition
| Saindhava (Saindhava Lava¸a (API)) | Rock salt | – | 24 g |
| áreyas¢ (Gajapippal¢ API | ) Scindapsus officinalis | Fr. | 24 g |
| R¡sn¡ API | Pluchea lanceolata [Alpinia galanga (Official Substitute)] | Rt. | 24 g |
| áatapuÀp¡ (áat¡hv¡ API) | Anethum sowa | Fr. | 24 g |
| Yam¡nik¡ (Yav¡n¢ API) | Trachyspermum ammi | Fr. | 24 g |
| Sarjik¡ (Svarj¢kÀ¡ra (API)) | Crude alkaline earth | – | 24 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 24 g |
| Ku˦ha API | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 24 g |
| áu¸¶h¢ API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 24 g |
| Sauvarcala (Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API)) | Black salt | – | 24 g |
| Vi·a (Vi·a Lava¸a) | 24 g | ||
| Vac¡ API | Acorus calamus | Rz. | 24 g |
| Ajamod¡ API | Apium leptophyllum | Fr. | 24 g |
| Madhuka (YaÀ¶¢ API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 24 g |
| J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API) | Cuminum cyminum | Fr. | 24 g |
| PauÀkara (PuÀkara API) | Inula racemosa | Rt. | 24 g |
| Ka¸¡ (Pippal¢ API) | Piper longum | Fr. | 24 g |
| Era¸·a Taila (API) | Castor oil | – | 768 g |
| áatapuÀpaj¡mbu (áat¡hv¡ API) | Anethum sowa Fr. 768 g Jala API for pha¸¶a Potable Water | – | 3.0720 l |
| K¡µjika (API) | Sour gruel | – | 1.536 l |
| Mastu (Godadhi (API)) | Curd whey from cow milk | – | 1.536 l |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Eranda taila to prepare m£rcchita Era¸·a taila.
- A day prior to the sneha p¡ka, iniate to prepare Mastu.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 19 of the Formulation Composition, powder 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.[1]
Description
- Medicated oil, golden yellow in color, odour unpleasant and characteristic of castor oil.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- anaha (distension of abdomen), Antravrddhi (Hernia), Mutrakrcchra (Dysuria), Asmari (calculus), Hrtsula (Angina pectoris), Parsvasula (intercostal neuralgia and polydynia), Ardita (facial palsy), Ëmavata (Rheumatism), Sandhigata Vata (osteoarthropathy), Mandagni (reduced digestive fire), Vata roga (diseases due to Vata Dosha), Katisula (lower backache), Janusul (pain in the knee), Írusula (pain in the thigh region), Prathasula (backache), Bahyayama (opisthotonus).
Dose
- 5 ml per day in divided doses, also used for Abhyanga and Basti
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.460 to 1.467 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.947 to 0.974 |
| Saponification value | 178 to 200 |
| Iodine value | 70 to 90 |
| Acid value | 5 to 10 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 5 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 75.
