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*Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly. | *Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly. | ||
*Treat Tila taila to prepare Mūrchita Taila. | *Treat Tila taila to prepare Mūrchita Taila. | ||
| − | *Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 1to 3 (kvātha dravya) to a coarse powder and add the specified quantity of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. | + | *Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 1to 3 ([[kvātha dravya]]) to a coarse powder and add the specified quantity of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. |
| − | *Filter with muslin cloth to obtain kvātha<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | + | *Filter with muslin cloth to obtain [[kvātha]]<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 7 September 2018
Balāguḍūcyādi Taila is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient..
Contents
Formulation composition
| Balā API | Sida cordifolia | Rt. | 256 g |
| Guḍūcī API | Tinospora cordifolia | St. | 256 g |
| Surapādapa (Devadāru API) | Cedrus deodara | Ht.Wd. | 256 g |
| Jala API for decoction | Water | 12.29 l | |
| Reduced to | 3.07 l | ||
| Jaṭā (Jaṭāmāṣsī API) | Nardostachys jatamansi | Rt./Rz. 16 g | |
| Āmaya (Kuṣṭha API) | Saussurea lappa | Rt. | 16 g |
| Candana (Rakta candana API) | Pterocarpus santalinus | Ht.Wd. | 16 g |
| Kunduruṣka (Kunduru API) | Boswellia serrata | Exd. | 16 g |
| Nata (Tagara API) | Valeriana wallichi | Rt. | 16 g |
| Aśvagandhā API | Withania somnifera | Rt. | 16 g |
| Sarala API | Pinus roxburghi | Ht.Wd. | 16 g |
| Rāsnā API | Alpinia galanga (Official substitute) | Rz. | 16 g |
| Taila (Tila Taila API) | Sesamum indicum. | Oil | 768 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
- Treat Tila taila to prepare Mūrchita Taila.
- Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 1to 3 (kvātha dravya) to a coarse powder and add the specified quantity of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth.
- Filter with muslin cloth to obtain kvātha[1]
Description
- A medicated oil, dark reddish brown in color with pleasant odour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- In conditions of Vāta-rakta (Gout) and Raktagata-Vāta (Hypertension), Śopha (oedema), Skandhagata Vāta (frozen shoulder).
Dose
- External application for Abhyanga.
Anupāna
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.455 to 1.460 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.915 g to 0.930 g |
| Saponification value | 180 to 195 |
| Iodine value | 80 to 100 |
| Acid value | Not more than 5 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 5 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 116.
