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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Medicated oil, dark reddish in colour.
 
*Medicated oil, dark reddish in colour.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*KÀudrakustha (group of minor skin diseases), Mahakustha (group of major skin diseases), Meha (excessive flow of urine).
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==Dose==
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*10 to 20 drops with cow milk or butter, used externally for abhyanga also.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Tuvaraka Taila is a medicated oil preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 2 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 kv¡tha dravya and soak for 4 h, heat and reduce the volume to one-fourth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kv¡tha.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 4 (kalka dravya) 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, dark reddish in colour.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • KÀudrakustha (group of minor skin diseases), Mahakustha (group of major skin diseases), Meha (excessive flow of urine).

Dose

  • 10 to 20 drops with cow milk or butter, used externally for abhyanga also.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 102.