A STUDY ON TAILA MURCHANA WITH A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PANCHA PALLAVA MURCHITA TILA TAILA , MANJISHTAADI YOGA MURCHITA TILA TAILA AND AMURCHITA TILA TAILA

Ayurveda

‘Sneha Kalpana’ is a dosage form in Ayurveda where fats and oils are processed with suitable drugs for internal and external use. ‘Murchana’ is the initial processing of Sneha Kalpana with prescribed groups of herbs. Murchana ensures increased potency and enhanced shelf life.In the present work a comparative study of Murchana of Tila Taila (Sesame oil) with Panchapallava group of drugs (PMT), and Manjishta group of drugs (MMT) was prepared. Both were undergone Physico-chemical analysis based on designated parameters and compared with the evaluated parameters of Amurchita Tila Taila (Plain sesame oil) (ATT).With respect to the physical parameters, all the three samples revealed about same values in Specific gravity and Refractive Index. Moisture content of MMT was the least compared to other two samples. Regarding chemical parameters, Acid value of PMT and ATT were almost contiguous. The one undergone Murchana with Manjishta group of drugs exhibited a greater value. Saponification value was significantly altered in both PMT and MMT compared to ATT. Similarly Iodine value of PMT and MMT had a significant variance with respect to ATT. The above work assures that Murchana is essential for every Sneha Dravya before incorporating in every formulation. This may help to attain and maintain optimum physico-chemical parameters of fats and oils. It also hinders the oxidation process in fats and oils and thereby enhances its shelf life. Both the samples of Murchita Tila Taila, showed optimum results with respect to the evaluating parameters, compared to Amurchita Tila Taila. Based on the overall outcome Panchapallava group of drugs has an ascendency in optimizing the pharmcopeal standard parameters of Sneha Kalpana compared to Manjishtadi group of drugs. The study also underlines the use of Panchapallava in Sneha Murchana which is uncommon.

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