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Balāhaṭhādi Taila
Balāhaṭhādi Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with mūrcchita Tila taila as the basic ingredient
Formulation composition
| Balā (API) | Sida cordifolia | Rt. | 153.6 g |
| 2 haṭhā (Āmalakī API) | Emblica officinalis | Pl. | 153.6 g |
| 3 Amṛtā (Guḍūcī API) | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 153.6 g |
| 4 Mudga API | Phaseolus radiatus | Sd. | 153.6 g |
| 5 Māṣa API | Phaseolus mungo | Sd. | 153.6 g |
| 6 Jala API | for decoction Potable Water | – | 12.288 l |
| reduced to 3.072 l | |||
| 7 Tilodbhava (Tila Taila API) | Sesame oil | – | 768 g |
| 8 Candana (Rakta Candana API) | Pterocarpus santalinus | Ht. Wd. | 42.66 g |
| 9 Āmaya (Kuṣṭha API) | Saussurea lappa | Rt | .42.66 g |
| 10 Yaṣṭī (Yaṣṭī API) | Glycyrriza glabra | Rt. | 42.66 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare mūrcchita Tila taila.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) (kvātha dravya).
- Add water for decoction to the kvātha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kvātha.[1]
Description
- Medicated oil, brownish yellow in colour with a pleasant odour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Śiroruja (Headache).
Dose
- External application for shiro-abhyanga.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.455 to 1.462 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.929 to 0.936 |
| Saponification value | 175 to 190 |
| Iodine value | 84 to 94 |
| Acid value | 3 to 5 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 71.
