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*External use - for Abhya´ga (massage on whole body) | *External use - for Abhya´ga (massage on whole body) | ||
*Nasya - 2 to 4 drops per nostril once or twice a day | *Nasya - 2 to 4 drops per nostril once or twice a day | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 28 September 2018
Asanabilvaadi 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.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Asana API | Pterocarpus marsupium | Ht. Wd. | 76 g |
| Bilva API | Aegle marmelos | Rt.∗ /St. Bk. | 76 g |
| Bal¡ API | Sida cordifolia | Pl. | 76 g |
| Am¤ta (Gu·£c¢ API | ) Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 76 g |
| Jala API for decoction | Potable Water | – | 12.288 l |
| reduced to | 3.072 l | ||
| Madhuka (YaÀ¶¢ API) | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Rt. | 38.4 g |
| N¡garaka (áu¸¶h¢ API) | Zingiber officinale | Rz | . 38.4 g |
| Triphl¡ | |||
| a. Har¢tak¢ API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 38.4 g |
| b. Bibh¢taka API | Terminalia bellirica | P. | 38.4 g |
| c. Ëmalak¢ API | Emblica officinalis | P. | P. 38.4 g |
| Payas (Godugdha API) | P. Cow milk | P. – | 768 ml |
| Taila (Tila Taila API) | Sesame oil | – | 768 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare murcchita Tila taila.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 4 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.
- Wash, dry the ingredients numbered 6 to 8 (kalka) of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder[1]
Description
- Medicated oil, brown in colour with the characteristic odour of sesame oil.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Nayana roga (Diseases of the eye), Karna roga (Diseases of the ear), shiroroga (Diseases of head).
Dose
- External use - for Abhya´ga (massage on whole body)
- Nasya - 2 to 4 drops per nostril once or twice a day
- Eye drops - 2 to 4 drops once or twice a day
- Ear drops - 5 to 10 drops once or twice a day
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.4646 to 1.4665 |
| Specific gravity at 400 | 0.9207 to 0.9311 |
| Saponification value | 180 to 190 |
| Iodine value | 106 to 109 |
| Acid value | Not more than 1 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 64.
