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Formulationयोग

Bala oil

बला तैल · बलातैल

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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

IngredientAs written in the textQuantity as written
Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला)बलांघ्रि / बलामूल का कषायषड्गुण / तैल से षड्गुण कषाय · decoction six times the oil
Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)सदृशदुग्ध / दूधसदृश / समभाग · an equal measure
Jujube (badara)बेर (बदर)कोल / बेरNot stated
Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व)बिल्व / बेलNot stated
Brihatidvaya (two nightshades)कंटकारीद्वय (दोनों कटेरी)बृहतीद्वय / दोनों कटेलीNot stated
Shyonaka (Indian trumpet tree)सोनापाठा (श्योनाक)टुंटूकNot stated
Agnimanthaअरणी (अग्निमंथ)अग्निमंथ / अगेथुNot stated
Barley (yava)जौ (यव)यव / जैNot stated
Horse gram (kulattha)कुलथी (कुलत्थ)कुलुत्थ / कुलथीNot stated
Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)तैल / तिल का तेलचतुर्दशमहाढक / चतुदँश आढक · fourteen adhaka
Ashtavarga (eight rejuvenating herbs)अष्टवर्गअष्टवर्ग (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 / अकैवाNot stated
Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)मधुक / मुलैठीNot stated
Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)चंदनNot stated
Manjishtha (Indian madder)मंजीठ (मञ्जिष्ठा)मंजिष्ठा / मंजीठNot stated
Ashvagandha (winter cherry)असगंध (अश्वगंधा)अश्वगंधा / असगंधNot stated
Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु)सुरदारु / देवरारुNot stated
Shatavari (wild asparagus)शतावर (शतावरी)शतावरी / शतावरीमूलNot stated
Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ)कुष्ठ / कूटNot stated
Saralaधूपसरलसरल / धूपसरलNot stated
Tagara (Indian valerian)तगरतगरNot stated
Ela (cardamom)इलायची (एला)एला / इलायचीNot stated
Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा)सारिवा / सारिबाNot stated
Tulasi (holy basil)तुलसीसुरसा / तुलसीNot stated
Sarja (sal resin)राल (सर्जरस)सर्जरस / रालNot stated
Tejapatra (Indian bay leaf)तेजपात (तेजपत्र)पत्रा / दालचीनी का पत्रNot stated
Shailajaभूरिछरीलाशैलज / भूरिछरीलNot stated
Jatamamsi (spikenard)जटामांसी (बालछड़)जटा / जटामांसीNot stated
Agaru (agarwood)अगर (अगरु)अगुरु / अगरुNot stated
Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा)गंधोग्रारुय / वचाNot stated
Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव)सैंधव / सैंधानमकNot 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

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.

Quick facts

Content type
Formulation
Source pages with records
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Chapters
Chapter 12
Extraction tasks
T10
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