The oil of bhallataka is extracted and taken for one month by the same increasing and decreasing schedule; the text says this adds a hundred years to life, and each further month of use adds another hundred years.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- भल्लातक तैल रसायनआरुष्करीय स्नेह
- Hindi
- भिलावे के तेल का रसायन
- English
- Bhallataka oil rasayana
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | आरुष्करीय स्नेह / भिलावे का तेल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The oil of bhallataka is extracted.
भिलावे के तेल को निकालकर पूर्वोक्र प्रकार वृद्दि-हानि क्रम से एक मास सेवन
How it is used
Taken by the increasing and decreasing schedule for a month.
भिलावे के तेल को निकालकर पूर्वोक्र प्रकार वृद्दि-हानि क्रम से एक मास सेवन
Duration as written
one month · मासमात्रा / एक मास
मासमात्रामुपयुजय शतायुर्मास मासत इत: परिवृद्दि॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 219 · v. 132.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
- A traditional longevity claim, recorded only as the text states it. The supervision flag is for bhallataka.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 12
- Extraction tasks
- T10
- Record id
- formulation_bhallataka_taila_rasayana_p291