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Tiktaka Ghṛta - 2

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Tiktaka Gh¤ta is a Gh¤ta preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with M£rcchita Gh¤ta as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Pa¶ola API Tricosanthes dioica Pl. 48 g
Nimba API Azadirachta indica St. Bk. 48 g
Ka¶uk¡ API Picrorhiza kurroa Rz. 48 g
D¡rv¢ (D¡ruharidr¡ API) Berberis aristata St. 48 g
P¡¶h¡ API Cissampelos pareira Rt. 48 g
Dur¡labh¡ (Dhanvay¡sa API) Fagonia cretica Pl. 48 g
Parpa¶a Fumaria parviflora Pl. 48 g
Tr¡yant¢ (Tr¡yam¡¸¡ API) Gentiana kurroo Pl. 48 g
Jala for decoction Water 6.144 l
reduced to 768 ml
Tr¡yam¡¸¡ API Gentiana kurroo Pl. 12 g
Musta (Must¡ API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 12 g
Bh£nimba (Kir¡tatikta API) Swerita chirata Pl. 12 g
Kali´ga (Indrayava API) Holarrhena antidysenterica Sd. 12 g
Ka¸¡ (Pippal¢ API) Piper longum Fr. 12 g
Candana (áveta Candana API) Santalum album Ht. Wd. 12 g
Sarpi (Gogh¤ta) Clarified butter from cow s milk 576 g

Method of preparation

  • Treat Gh¤ta to prepare Murcchita Ghrta.
  • Wash, clean and dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 8 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 44 (Kvatha Dravyas).
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 10 to 15 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85 (Kalka Dravyas).
  • Add water for decoction to the Kvatha Dravyas and soak for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-eighth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Kvatha.
  • Transfer the Kalka Dravyas to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare homogeneous blend.[1]

Description

  • A dark green-coloured, soft, low melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with slightly characteristic odour and bitter taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed container, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Trshna (thirst), Bhrama (vertigo), Daha (burning sensation), Parisarpa (erysipelas), Pidakd (carbuncle), Pittaja Kustha (diseases of skin due to Pitta Dosha), Kandu (itching), Panduroga (anemia); Ganda (cervical lymphadenitis), Nndivrana (sinus), Apaci (chronic lymphadenopathy/scrofula).

Dose

  • 6 to 12 gm twice a day.

Anupāna

  • Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 40 1.467 to1.470
Specific gravity at 40 0.961 to 0.968
Acid value Not more than 0.56
Saponification value 230 to 232
Iodine value 86 to 100
Peroxide value Not more than 2.2
Congealing point 280 to 180

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 144.