SLOKA
BALA MOOLA KASHAYASYA BHAGA SHAD PAYASASTHATHA
YAVA KOLA KULATHAANAM DASAMOOLASYA CHAIKATHA
NISHAKWATHABHAGO BHAGASCHA THAILASYA TU CHATURDASA
DWIMEDADAARUMANJISHTA KAAKOLIDWAYACHANDANAI
SAARIVAKUSHTATAGARA JEEVAKARSHABHA CHANDANAI
KALANUSAARYASHAILEYA VACHAAGARUPUNARNNAVAI
ASWAGANDHAAVARIKSHEERASHUKLA YASHTIVARARASAI
SATHAHWASHOORPPAPARAARYELA TWAKPATRAI SLAKSHNAKALKKITHAI
PAKWAM MRIDWAGNINAAM THAILAM SARVA VATA VIKAARAJITH
SOOTHIKA BAALA MARMAASTHIHATA KSHEENESHU POOJITHAM
JWARAGULMAGRAHONMADAMOOTRAAGHAATAANTRA VRUDDHIJITH
DHANWANTHARERABHIMATHAM YONIROGA KSHAYAPAHAM
(ASHTANGA HRUDAYAM SAAREERASTHANAM GARBHAVYAPATH PRAKARANAM)
Dhanwantharam Tailam ingredients:
Balamoola – Sida cordifolia – 4.608 kg
Water for decoction – 36.864 liters, boiled and reduced to 4.608 liters
Paya – cow milk – 4.608 liters
768 grams of total of
Yava – Barley – Hordeum vulgare
Kola – Zyziphus jujuba
Kulattha – Horse gram – Dolichos biflorus
Dashamoola – group of ten roots
Bilva – Aegle marmelos
Agnimantha – Premna mucronata
Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum
Patala – Stereospermum suaveolens
Gambhari – Gmelina arborea
Brihati – Solanum indicum
Kantakari – Solanum xanthocarpum
Gokshura – Tribulus terrestris
Shalaparni – Desmodium gangeticum
Prishnaparni – Uraria picta
Water for decoction – 6.144 liters, boiled and reduced to 768 ml.
Taila – Oil of Sesamum indicum
Paste made of 6 grams of each of –
Meda – Polygonatum cirrhifolium
Mahameda – Polygonatum verticillatum
Daru – Cedrus deodara
Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia
Kakoli – Fritillaria roylei
Ksheerakakoli – Lilium polyphyllum
Chandana – Pterocarpus santalinus
Sariva – Hemidesmus indicus
Kushta – Saussurea lappa
Tagara – Valeriana wallichi
Jeevaka – Malaxis acuminata
Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra
Saindhava Lavana – Rock salt
Kalanusari – Valeriana wallichi
Shaileya – Convolvulus pluricaulis
Vacha – Acorus calamus
Agaru – Aquilaria agallocha
Punarnava – Boerhaavia diffusa
Ashwagandha – Withania somnifera
Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus
Ksheerashukla – Ipomoea mauritiana
Yashti – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
Haritaki – Terminalia chebula
Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellirica
Amla – Emblica officinalis
Shatahva – Asparagus
Mashaparni – Teramnus labialis
Mudgaparni – Phaseolus trilobus
Ela – Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum
Twak – Cinnamon – Cinnamomum camphora
Patra – Cinnamomum tamala
Reference: Sahasrayoga Tailayoga Prakarana 1, Astanga Hridayam.
USAGE :
As per the sloka, it is
PAKWAM MRIDWAGNINAAM THAILAM SARVA VATA VIKAARAJITH
SOOTHIKA BAALA MARMAASTHIHATA KSHEENESHU POOJITHAM
JWARAGULMAGRAHONMADAMOOTRAAGHAATAANTRA VRUDDHIJITH
DHANWANTHARERABHIMATHAM YONIROGA KSHAYAPAHAM
sarva vata vikaarajith, can be used for soothika (post natal care of mother), baala(baby/children), marmma asthi hata, ksheenitha, jwara, gulma, graha badha, unmada, mootraghata, antra vriddhi, yoni roga, kshya roga. In kerala, dhanwantharam thailam and kuzhambu(instead of sesame oil, ghee and sesame oil are used to process herbs in definite quantities) , is used mostly for post natal care of mothers, who have severe back pain. It has been used as a traditional ritual since long times, along with maha dhanwantharam gulika also called as prasava raksha gulika.
Discussion :
I have grouped the drugs into four groups based on common action, just to give an idea. They are
Brimhana drugs used for vata shamana by dhathu poshana
Ama pachana or anti inflammatory drugs
Vedana shamana or pain oriented drugs
Sedatives or calming drugs for nervousness, anxiety and other vata induced psychological problems
Pain killers are twak, ela, patra, devadaru, agaru .
Sedatives are chandana, shathahwa, triphala, vacha and tagara.
Milk gives brimhana property and jeevaniya gana drugs function well in prescence of milk.
Conclusion :
Our discussion justifies the phalasruti. Though used mainly for post natal care and geriatric care ! Fractures, Dislocated knee, Inflammatory arthritis, Gout, etc used according to conditions. Though ama pachana, it is more brumhana, so better to use it in latter stages after reducing inflammation. Best for paralysis, stroke etc and similar conditions.
DR.PRASANTH.K.P.
drprasanthkp@gmail.com
BALA MOOLA KASHAYASYA BHAGA SHAD PAYASASTHATHA
YAVA KOLA KULATHAANAM DASAMOOLASYA CHAIKATHA
NISHAKWATHABHAGO BHAGASCHA THAILASYA TU CHATURDASA
DWIMEDADAARUMANJISHTA KAAKOLIDWAYACHANDANAI
SAARIVAKUSHTATAGARA JEEVAKARSHABHA CHANDANAI
KALANUSAARYASHAILEYA VACHAAGARUPUNARNNAVAI
ASWAGANDHAAVARIKSHEERASHUKLA YASHTIVARARASAI
SATHAHWASHOORPPAPARAARYELA TWAKPATRAI SLAKSHNAKALKKITHAI
PAKWAM MRIDWAGNINAAM THAILAM SARVA VATA VIKAARAJITH
SOOTHIKA BAALA MARMAASTHIHATA KSHEENESHU POOJITHAM
JWARAGULMAGRAHONMADAMOOTRAAGHAATAANTRA VRUDDHIJITH
DHANWANTHARERABHIMATHAM YONIROGA KSHAYAPAHAM
(ASHTANGA HRUDAYAM SAAREERASTHANAM GARBHAVYAPATH PRAKARANAM)
Dhanwantharam Tailam ingredients:
Balamoola – Sida cordifolia – 4.608 kg
Water for decoction – 36.864 liters, boiled and reduced to 4.608 liters
Paya – cow milk – 4.608 liters
768 grams of total of
Yava – Barley – Hordeum vulgare
Kola – Zyziphus jujuba
Kulattha – Horse gram – Dolichos biflorus
Dashamoola – group of ten roots
Bilva – Aegle marmelos
Agnimantha – Premna mucronata
Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum
Patala – Stereospermum suaveolens
Gambhari – Gmelina arborea
Brihati – Solanum indicum
Kantakari – Solanum xanthocarpum
Gokshura – Tribulus terrestris
Shalaparni – Desmodium gangeticum
Prishnaparni – Uraria picta
Water for decoction – 6.144 liters, boiled and reduced to 768 ml.
Taila – Oil of Sesamum indicum
Paste made of 6 grams of each of –
Meda – Polygonatum cirrhifolium
Mahameda – Polygonatum verticillatum
Daru – Cedrus deodara
Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia
Kakoli – Fritillaria roylei
Ksheerakakoli – Lilium polyphyllum
Chandana – Pterocarpus santalinus
Sariva – Hemidesmus indicus
Kushta – Saussurea lappa
Tagara – Valeriana wallichi
Jeevaka – Malaxis acuminata
Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra
Saindhava Lavana – Rock salt
Kalanusari – Valeriana wallichi
Shaileya – Convolvulus pluricaulis
Vacha – Acorus calamus
Agaru – Aquilaria agallocha
Punarnava – Boerhaavia diffusa
Ashwagandha – Withania somnifera
Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus
Ksheerashukla – Ipomoea mauritiana
Yashti – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
Haritaki – Terminalia chebula
Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellirica
Amla – Emblica officinalis
Shatahva – Asparagus
Mashaparni – Teramnus labialis
Mudgaparni – Phaseolus trilobus
Ela – Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum
Twak – Cinnamon – Cinnamomum camphora
Patra – Cinnamomum tamala
Reference: Sahasrayoga Tailayoga Prakarana 1, Astanga Hridayam.
USAGE :
As per the sloka, it is
PAKWAM MRIDWAGNINAAM THAILAM SARVA VATA VIKAARAJITH
SOOTHIKA BAALA MARMAASTHIHATA KSHEENESHU POOJITHAM
JWARAGULMAGRAHONMADAMOOTRAAGHAATAANTRA VRUDDHIJITH
DHANWANTHARERABHIMATHAM YONIROGA KSHAYAPAHAM
sarva vata vikaarajith, can be used for soothika (post natal care of mother), baala(baby/children), marmma asthi hata, ksheenitha, jwara, gulma, graha badha, unmada, mootraghata, antra vriddhi, yoni roga, kshya roga. In kerala, dhanwantharam thailam and kuzhambu(instead of sesame oil, ghee and sesame oil are used to process herbs in definite quantities) , is used mostly for post natal care of mothers, who have severe back pain. It has been used as a traditional ritual since long times, along with maha dhanwantharam gulika also called as prasava raksha gulika.
Discussion :
I have grouped the drugs into four groups based on common action, just to give an idea. They are
Brimhana drugs used for vata shamana by dhathu poshana
Ama pachana or anti inflammatory drugs
Vedana shamana or pain oriented drugs
Sedatives or calming drugs for nervousness, anxiety and other vata induced psychological problems
Brimhana drugs are Bala moola, Meda , Maha meda, Kakoli, Ksheerakakoli, Jeevaka, Rishabhaka, Aswagandha, Mashaparni, Mudgaparni, Ksheerashukla and Kalanusari.
Ama pachana drugs rae yava, kola, kulatha, dasamoola (10 drugs), manjishta, sariva, shatavari, punarnnava, kushta. These aid in treating oedema, inflammation in RA etc and the like.Pain killers are twak, ela, patra, devadaru, agaru .
Sedatives are chandana, shathahwa, triphala, vacha and tagara.
Milk gives brimhana property and jeevaniya gana drugs function well in prescence of milk.
Conclusion :
Our discussion justifies the phalasruti. Though used mainly for post natal care and geriatric care ! Fractures, Dislocated knee, Inflammatory arthritis, Gout, etc used according to conditions. Though ama pachana, it is more brumhana, so better to use it in latter stages after reducing inflammation. Best for paralysis, stroke etc and similar conditions.
DR.PRASANTH.K.P.
drprasanthkp@gmail.com
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