Prabhanjana vimardana Taila

Prabhanjana vimardana Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with m£rcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Bal¡ (API)	Sida cordifolia	Rt.	25.6 g
áat¡var¢ API	Asparagus racemosus	Rt. Tr.	25.6 g
áigru API	Moringa oleifera	St. Bk.	25.6 g
Varu¸a API	Crataeva nurvala	St. Bk.	25.6 g
Arka API	Calotropis procera	Rt.	25.6 g
Karaµjaka (Karaµja API)	Pongamia pinnata	St. Bk.	25.6 g
Era¸·a API	Ricinus communis	Rt.	25.6 g
Kora¸¶a (Sahacara API)	Barleria prionitis	Pl.	25.6 g
V¡jigandh¡ (A¿vagandh¡ API)	Withania somnifera	Rt.	25.6 g
Pras¡ri¸¢ API	Paederia foetida	Pl.	25.6 g
VariÀ¶ha Paµcam£la
a. Bilva API	Aegle marmelos	St. Bk.	25.6 g
b. áyon¡ka API	Oroxylum indicum	Rt.	25.6 g
c. Gambh¡r¢ API	Gmelina arborea	St. Bk.	25.6 g
d. P¡¶al¡ API	Stereospermum suaveolens	St. Bk.	25.6 g
e. Agnimantha API	Clerodendrum phlomidis [Premna integrifolia (Official Substitute)]	Rt.	25.6 g
Jala API	for decoction Potable Water	–	24.576 l
reduced to 6.144 l
Taila (Tila Taila API)	Sesame oil	–	1.536 kg
KÀ¢ra (Godugdha API)	Cow milk	–	3.072 l
Dadhi (Godadhi (API))	Curd from cow milk	–	1.536 kg
K¡µjika (API)	Sour gruel	–	1.536 l
Tagara API	Valeriana wallichii	Rz.	12 g
Amarak¡À¶ha (Devad¡ru API)	Cedrus deodar	Ht. Wd.	12 g
El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	12 g
áu¸¶h¢ API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	12 g
SarÀapa API	Brassica campestris	Sd.	12 g
Coraka API	Angelica glauca	Rz.	12 g
áat¡hv¡ API	Anethum sowa	Fr.	12 g
Ku˦ha API	Saussurea lappa	Rt.	12 g
Sindh£ttha (Saindhava Lava¸a (API))	Rock salt	–	12 g
R¡sn¡ API	Pluchea lanceolata [Alpinia galanga (Official Substitute)]	Rz.	12 g
K¡l¡nus¡rik¡(Meth¢ API)	Trigonella foenum-graecum	Sd.	12 g
Vac¡ API	Acorus calamus	Rz.	12 g
Citraka API	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	12 g
M¡Æs¢ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢ API)	Nardostachys jatamansi	Rz.	12 g
Sarala API	Pinus roxburghii	Ht. Wd.	12 g
Ka¶urohi¸¢ (Ka¶uk¡ API)	Picrorhiza kurroa	Rz.	12 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, prepare Godadhi.
• Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 11 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.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Vatagulma (Abdominal lump due to vata dosha), Vatavidradhi (Abscess due to vata dosha), Antravrddhi (Hernia), sula (Pain), Ardita (Facial palsy), Vataroga (Diseases due to vata dosha /Neurological disease), Katisula (Lower backache), Prsthasula (Lumbago), Mudhagarbha (Malpresentation of the foetus).

Dose

• External application for Abhyanga.

Description

• Medicated oil, golden yellow in color with a pleasant odour.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400	1.451 to 1.464
Specific gravity at 400	0.908 to 0.945
Saponification value	187 to 204
Iodine value	84 to 95
Acid value	3 to 5
Peroxide value	Not more than 6