Fourteen adhaka of sesame oil cooked with bala-root decoction, milk and decoctions of kola, bilva, both nightshades, tuntuka, agnimantha, barley and horse gram, and with a paste of the ashtavarga, sweet drugs and many aromatic drugs; stored in a silver, gold or earthen pot and described as fit for kings, it is used in drinking, nasal therapy, affusion, pastes and enemas and is said to remove many diseases arising from vata, pitta and kapha.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- बलातैल
- Hindi
- बला तैल
- English
- Bala oil
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला) | बलांघ्रि / बलामूल का कषाय | षड्गुण / तैल से षड्गुण कषाय · decoction six times the oil |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | सदृशदुग्ध / दूध | सदृश / समभाग · an equal measure |
| Jujube (badara)बेर (बदर) | कोल / बेर | Not stated |
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बिल्व / बेल | Not stated |
| Brihatidvaya (two nightshades)कंटकारीद्वय (दोनों कटेरी) | बृहतीद्वय / दोनों कटेली | Not stated |
| Shyonaka (Indian trumpet tree)सोनापाठा (श्योनाक) | टुंटूक | Not stated |
| Agnimanthaअरणी (अग्निमंथ) | अग्निमंथ / अगेथु | Not stated |
| Barley (yava)जौ (यव) | यव / जै | Not stated |
| Horse gram (kulattha)कुलथी (कुलत्थ) | कुलुत्थ / कुलथी | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल / तिल का तेल | चतुर्दशमहाढक / चतुदँश आढक · fourteen adhaka |
| Ashtavarga (eight rejuvenating herbs)अष्टवर्ग | अष्टवर्ग (काकोली, ़ीरकाकोली, मेदा, महामेद, श्रद्दि, वृद्दि, जीवक, श्रषभक) | तैल से चतुथाँश भाग कल्क · the whole paste one quarter of the oil |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | ़ीरिका / अकैवा | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | चंदन | Not stated |
| Manjishtha (Indian madder)मंजीठ (मञ्जिष्ठा) | मंजिष्ठा / मंजीठ | Not stated |
| Ashvagandha (winter cherry)असगंध (अश्वगंधा) | अश्वगंधा / असगंध | Not stated |
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | सुरदारु / देवरारु | Not stated |
| Shatavari (wild asparagus)शतावर (शतावरी) | शतावरी / शतावरीमूल | Not stated |
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कुष्ठ / कूट | Not stated |
| Saralaधूपसरल | सरल / धूपसरल | Not stated |
| Tagara (Indian valerian)तगर | तगर | Not stated |
| Ela (cardamom)इलायची (एला) | एला / इलायची | Not stated |
| Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा) | सारिवा / सारिबा | Not stated |
| Tulasi (holy basil)तुलसी | सुरसा / तुलसी | Not stated |
| Sarja (sal resin)राल (सर्जरस) | सर्जरस / राल | Not stated |
| Tejapatra (Indian bay leaf)तेजपात (तेजपत्र) | पत्रा / दालचीनी का पत्र | Not stated |
| Shailajaभूरिछरीला | शैलज / भूरिछरील | Not stated |
| Jatamamsi (spikenard)जटामांसी (बालछड़) | जटा / जटामांसी | Not stated |
| Agaru (agarwood)अगर (अगरु) | अगुरु / अगरु | Not stated |
| Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा) | गंधोग्रारुय / वचा | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The oil is cooked with the decoctions and milk and with the ground paste, a quarter of the oil, until properly done; it is then taken off the fire and stored in a silver, gold or earthen pot.
अगरु, वचा, सैंधानमक इनको पीसकर तैल से चतुथाँश भाग कल्क उस तेल में डालकर पकाना चाहिए।
How it is used
Used for drinking, nasal therapy, affusion, pastes and enemas.
आलेपन, बस्ति आदि विधानों मंे प्रयोग किया जाये तो वात, पित्त, कफ आदि दोषों से उत्पौा अनेक
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(पवनोत्थ / वातज रोग)
- Pitta disorders(पित्तोत्थ / पित्तज रोग)
- Kapha disorders(कफोत्थ / कफज रोग)
- Post-natal disorders (sutika roga)(प्रसूता (श्लोक 63))
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
कोलबिल्वबृहतीद्वयटुंटू-। काग्निमंथयवहस्तकुलुत्थै:॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 206 · v. 64-69.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Verses 64-68 are on PDF 278 and verse 69 with the commentary on PDF 279. The commentary glosses क्षीरिका as अकैवा (arka) and अग्निमन्थ as अगेथु; यवहस्त in verse 64 is not explained. The supervision flag is for its use in enemas.
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