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Bhṛṅgarāja Taila
Bhṛṅgarāja 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
| Mārkava Svarasa (Bhṛṅgarāja API) | Eclipta alba | Pl. | 3.072 l |
| 2 Taila (Tila Taila API) | Sesame oil | – | 768 ml |
| 3 Mañjiṣṭhā API | Rubia cordifolia | Rt. 48 g | |
| 4 Padmaka API | Prunus cerasoides | Ht. Wd. | 48 g |
| 5 Lodhra API | Symplocos racemosa | St. Bk. | 48 g |
| 6 Candana (Rakta Candana API) | Pterocarpus santalinus | Ht. Wd | . 48 g |
| 7 Gairika API - Śuddha | Red ochre | – | 48 g |
| 8 Balā API | Sida cordifolia | Rt. | 48 g |
| 9 Rajanīdvaya | |||
| a. Haridrā API | Curcuma longa | Rz. | 48 g |
| b. Dāruharidrā API | Berberis aristata | St. | 48 g |
| 10 Keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API) | Mesua ferrea | Stmn. | 48 g |
| 11 Priyaṅgu API | Callicarpa macrophylla | Fl. | 48 g |
| 12 Madhuyaṣṭikā (Yaṣṭī API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 48 g |
| 13 Prapauṇḍarīka API | Nelumbo nucifera | Rt. | 48 g |
| 14 Gopī (Śveta Sārivā API) | Hemidesmus indicus | Rt. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare mūrcchita Tila taila.
- Treat Gairika to prepare Gairika - Śuddha.
- Take fresh Bhṛṅgarāja and wash thoroughly with water. Grind and filter through muslin cloth to obtain svarasa.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 3 to 6 and 8 to 14 of the Formulation Composition,
powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) (Kalka dravya).[1]
Description
- A medicated oil, light brownish yellow in color with a pleasant odour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Keśapāta (Loss of hair), Netraroga (Diseases of eyes), Karṇaroga (Diseases of ear), Śiroroga (Diseases of head), Manyastambha (Neck rigidity/Torticollis), Galagraha (Difficulty in swallowing), Khālitya (Premature baldness), Indralupta (Alopecia areata).
Dose
- External application over the scalp for shiro-Abhyanga.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.451 to 1.464 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.910 to 0.932 |
| Saponification value | 188 to 194 |
| Iodine value | 90 to 100 |
| Acid value | 3 to 6 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 73.
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Loss of hair
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of eyes
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of ear
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of head
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Neck rigidity
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Torticollis
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Difficulty in swallowing
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Premature baldness
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Alopecia areata
