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Hiṅgvādi Taila

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Hiṅgvādi Taila is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with mūrcchita Sarṣapa Taila as basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Hiṅgu API Ferula foetida Exd. 1 part
Tumburu (Tejovat¢ API) Zanthoxylum armatum Fr . 1 part
Śuṇṭhī API Zingiber officinalis Rz. 1 part
Sārṣapa Taila (Sarṣapa Taila API) Mustard oil 12 parts
Jala API Potable Water 48 parts

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Sarṣapa taila to prepare mūrcchita Sarṣapa taila.
  • Treat Hingu to prepare Hiṅgu - Śuddha.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve. Transfer the powdered ingredients to wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogenous blend (kalka).
  • Take mūrcchita Sarshapa Taila in a stainless steel vessel and heat it.[1]

Description

  • Medicated oil, reddish in colour with characteristic odour of asafoetida.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Karṇśūla (Otalgia).

Dose

  • Externally as ear drops- 5-10 drops in the affected ear once or twice a day (Karnapurana).

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400 1.447 to 1.478
Specific gravity at 400 0.880 to 0.918
Saponification value 182 to 186
Iodine value 100 to 105
Acid value Not more than 1
Peroxide value Not more than 6

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 80.