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'''Gandharvahasta Taila''' is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition described below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient.
 
'''Gandharvahasta Taila''' is a liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition described below with Tila Taila as the basic ingredient.
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
| Gandharva hasta mūla (Era´²a API)|| Ricinus communis ||Rt.|| 4.8 k g
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| Gandharva hasta mūla (Eraṇḍa API)||[[ Ricinus communis ]]||Rt.|| 4.8 k g
 
|-
 
|-
| Yava API ||Hordeum vulgare|| Sd. ||3.07 kg
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| Yava API ||[[Hordeum vulgare]]|| Sd. ||3.07 kg
 
|-
 
|-
| Nāgara (Śu´°hī API) ||Zingiber officinale || Rz.|| 96 g
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| Nāgara (Śuṇṭhī API) ||[[Zingiber officinale]] || Rz.|| 96 g
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Jala API for decoction ||Water|| || 24.58 l  
 
| Jala API for decoction ||Water|| || 24.58 l  
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|Reduced to|||||| 6.14 l
 
|Reduced to|||||| 6.14 l
 
|-
 
|-
| K¾īra (Godugdha API) ||Cow’s milk || || 1.54 l
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| Kṣīra (Godugdha API) ||Cow’s milk || || 1.54 l
 
|-
 
|-
| Era´²a API ||Taila Ricinus communis|| Oil ||768 g
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| Eraṇḍa API ||Taila Ricinus communis|| Oil ||768 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Gandharvahasta mūla (Era´²a API) ||Ricinus communis|| Rt.|| 192 g
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| Gandharvahasta mūla (Eraṇḍa API) ||[[Ricinus communis]]|| Rt.|| 192 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Śu´°hī API ||Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||48 g
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| Śuṇṭhī API ||[[Zingiber officinale]]|| Rz. ||48 g
 
|}
 
|}
  
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*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
 
*Wash and dry all the herbal raw materials thoroughly.
*Treat Era´²a taila to prepare Mūrchita Era´²a Taila (Appendix 6.2.8.1).
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*Treat Eraṇḍa taila to prepare Mūrchita Eraṇḍa Taila.
 
*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.  
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*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.  
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*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"/>
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==Therapeutic uses==
 
==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).
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*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==
 
==Dose==
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[[Category:Formulations]]
 
[[Category:Formulations]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abscess]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Enlargement of spleen]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Upward movement of gases]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Oedema]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of abdomen]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Major neurological disorders]]

Latest revision as of 12:53, 20 September 2018

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

Formulation composition

Gandharva hasta mūla (Eraṇḍa API) Ricinus communis Rt. 4.8 k g
Yava API Hordeum vulgare Sd. 3.07 kg
Nāgara (Śuṇṭhī API) Zingiber officinale Rz. 96 g
Jala API for decoction Water 24.58 l
Reduced to 6.14 l
Kṣīra (Godugdha API) Cow’s milk 1.54 l
Eraṇḍa API Taila Ricinus communis Oil 768 g
Gandharvahasta mūla (Eraṇḍa API) Ricinus communis Rt. 192 g
Śuṇṭhī 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 Eraṇḍa taila to prepare Mūrchita Eraṇḍa Taila.
  • 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

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 121.