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*Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 1 to 3 (kvātha dravya) to a coarse powder, add required amount of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. | *Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 1 to 3 (kvātha dravya) to a coarse powder, add required amount of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth. | ||
*Filter with muslin cloth to obtain kvātha. | *Filter with muslin cloth to obtain kvātha. | ||
| − | *Take the other ingredients (kalka dravyas) numbered 7 and 8 of the formulation composition, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85. | + | *Take the other ingredients ([[kalka]] dravyas) numbered 7 and 8 of the formulation composition, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85. |
*Transfer the powdered ingredients to wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend. | *Transfer the powdered ingredients to wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend. | ||
*Take Mūrchita Taila in a stainless steel vessel and heat it mildly. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Take Mūrchita Taila in a stainless steel vessel and heat it mildly. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 23 August 2018
Gandharvahasta Taila is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition described below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Gandharva hasta mūla (Era´²a API) | Ricinus communis | Rt. | 4.8 k g |
| Yava API | Hordeum vulgare | Sd. | 3.07 kg |
| Nāgara (Śu´°hī API) | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 96 g |
| Jala API for decoction | Water | 24.58 l | |
| Reduced to | 6.14 l | ||
| K¾īra (Godugdha API) | Cow’s milk | 1.54 l | |
| Era´²a API | Taila Ricinus communis | Oil | 768 g |
| Gandharvahasta mūla (Era´²a API) | Ricinus communis | Rt. | 192 g |
| Śu´°hī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 48 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
- Treat Era´²a taila to prepare Mūrchita Era´²a Taila (Appendix 6.2.8.1).
- Pulverize the dried ingredients numbered 1 to 3 (kvātha dravya) to a coarse powder, add required amount of water, heat and reduce the volume to one fourth.
- Filter with muslin cloth to obtain kvātha.
- Take the other ingredients (kalka dravyas) numbered 7 and 8 of the formulation composition, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85.
- Transfer the powdered ingredients to wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.
- Take Mūrchita Taila in a stainless steel vessel and heat it mildly. [1]
Description
- A medicated oil, yellowish brown in color with characteristic odour.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Vidradhi (abscess), Plīhā (enlargement of spleen), Gulma (abdominal lump), Udāvarta (upward movement of gases), Śopha (oedema), Udara (diseases of abdomen) and MahāVāta roga (major neurological disorders).
Dose
- 6 to12 ml daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 40 degree | 1.451 to 1.460 |
| Weight per ml at 400 degree | 0.975 g to 0.985 g |
| Saponification value | 180 to 200 |
| Iodine value | 75 to 100 |
| Acid value | Not more than 4 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 2 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 121.
