Oil cooked with bhringaraja juice, amalaki juice, cow's milk and a paste of liquorice, given as nasal drops; it is said to destroy many diseases of the mouth.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- भृंगराजादि तैल
- Hindi
- भृंगराजादि तैल
- English
- Bhringarajadi oil
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bhringaraja (false daisy)भांगरा (भृंगराज) | भृंगराज (भांगरा) का रस | एक प्रस्थ (64 तोला) · one prastha (64 tola) of juice |
| Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)आंवला (आमलकी) | आमलक / आंबले का रस | एक प्रस्थ · one prastha of juice |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल / तिल का तैल | एक प्रस्थ · one prastha |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पय / गाय का दूध | चार प्रस्थ · four prastha |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | यष्टिक / मुलैठी (कल्कार्थ) | पल (यष्टिक) / 16 तोला · one pala (16 tola) as paste |
Preparation as described
All are combined and the oil is cooked until done (siddha).
इन सबको मिलाकर तैल सिद्द करें।
How it is used
Given as nasal drops (nasya).
इस तैल के नस्य देने से मुख सम्बन्धी अनेक रोग नष्ट होते हैं।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Mouth disorders (mukharoga)(मुख सम्बन्धी अनेक रोग)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
भृंगराज (भांगरा) का रस एक प्रस्थ (64 तोला) आंबले का रस एक प्रस्थ, तिल का तैल एक प्रस्थ, गाय का दूध चार प्रस्थ, मुलैठी (कल्कार्थ) 16 तोलाSource wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 283 · v. 113.Questions and answers
What goes into Bhringarajadi oil and how is it used?
Bhringaraja juice, amalaki juice and sesame oil, one prastha each, four prastha of cow's milk and a pala of liquorice paste; it is given as nasal drops for many mouth diseases.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T14
- Record id
- formulation_bhringarajadi_taila_p355