• Dr.Goli.Lakshmi Manasa
• Dr.Kovi. Sreehari

RECYCLING OF MEDICATED OILS AND GHEE Name of Author - GOLI.LAKSHMI MANASA Affliction - 2ND YEAR PG SCHOLAR DEPARTMENT OF RASASHASTRA AND BHAISHAJYA KALPANA Dr. NORI RAMASASTRY GOVERNMENT AYURVEDIC COLLEGE, VIJAYAWADA EMAIL- golilakshmimanasa@gmail.com ABSTRACT- INTRODUCTION: Ayurveda science uses different Sneha dravyas (oils and ghee) for the treatment purpose in various ways. As per hazardous waste rule 2008, used oil and waste oil has been categorised as hazardous waste. Used Sneha and expired taila and gritha which can’t be used for medicinal purpose should be discarded carefully and then should be recycled. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: • To facilitate safe disposal of oils and ghee products • To find ways of reusing and recycling medicated oils and ghee products and to reduce environmental hazard METHODOLOGY: The methodology used for review of literature is data mining carried out from various peer reviewed journals and some websites of the concerned subjects. SOURCES AND MEASURES OF RECYCLING: Sources of production of waste medicated oil and ghee include hospital setups, pharmacies and consumers. Usually these oils and ghee are discarded either by pouring through drains, landfilling or incineration. These methods cause hazards like clogging of drains, contamination of water bodies, soil and air pollution. These oils and ghee can be reused and recycled by distillation process to produce bio fuel and its byproducts. These oils can be reused in production of soaps, herbicides, fertilisers, feedstock, cosmetics etc DISCUSSION: Recycling of medicated oils and ghee by various methods like distillation and convertion into biofuel, there disposal by measures of safe packing, incineration etc are to be adopted to reduce the amount of waste production, by reusing and recycling measures. It can also be repurposed by ayurvedic murchana process.

Ghee, Oil, Recycling, Reuse

"Recycling of medicated oils and ghee", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 4, page no.n225-n228, April-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2504D29.pdf

"Recycling of medicated oils and ghee", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 4, page no. ppn225-n228, April-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2504D29.pdf