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

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.

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 Vāta dosha) and Angastambha (stiffness of body), External application for Abhyanga.

Dose

• 3 to 5 g daily in divided doses.

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