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==Anupāna==
 
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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|Refractive index at 40 degree|| 1.465 to 1.465
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|Weight per ml at 400 degree|| 0.930 g to 0.940 g
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|Saponification value|| 180 to 195
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|Iodine value|| 100 to 120
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|Acid value||Not more than 4
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|Peroxide value|| Not more than 5
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==References==
 
==References==

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Dhanvantara Taila is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

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 (Appendix 6.2.8.3).
  • Pulverize the dried Balā mūla (kvātha dravya) to a coarse powder, add specified amounts of water, heat and reduce the volume to one eighth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain Balā kvātha.
  • Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 4 to 16 (kvātha dravya) to coarse powder, add specified quantity of water, heat and reduce the volume to one eighth. Filter with muslin cloth to obtain kvātha[1]

Description

  • A medicated oil, redish brown in color with pleasant odour.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Vāta roga (diseases due to Vāta dosha), Pak¾avadha (Hemiplegia), Sarvānga vāta (Quadriplegia), Dhātu kshaya (tissue wasting), Sūtikā roga (Puerperal diseases) and Bāla

roga (diseases of children). External application for Abhyanga.

Dose

  • Internally 6 to 12 ml daily in divided doses; as well as external application Q.S

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 40 degree 1.465 to 1.465
Weight per ml at 400 degree 0.930 g to 0.940 g
Saponification value 180 to 195
Iodine value 100 to 120
Acid value Not more than 4
Peroxide value Not more than 5

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 119.