Oil cooked with two parts of a decoction of kasha grass, darbha, kusha, patala and bilva, one part of milk and half as much oil as milk; applied by nasal therapy and similar means, it is said to destroy facial palsy.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- काशादि तैल
- Hindi
- कासादि तैलकाशादि तैल
- English
- Kashadi oil
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Kasha grassकांस (काश) | काश / कास तृण | क्वाथभागयुगल / दो भाग क्वाथ · two parts of the decoction |
| Kusha grassकुश | दर्भ, कुश / दर्भी, कुश | Not stated |
| Patalaपाढल (पाटला) | पाटल / पाढ | Not stated |
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बिल्व / बेल | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | सुदुग्ध / दूध | एक भाग · one part |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल | अर्ध / दूध से आधा भाग · half the quantity of milk |
Preparation as described
Two parts of the decoction, one part of milk and half as much oil as milk are cooked together.
कास तृण, दर्भी, कुश, पाढ, बेल इनके दो भाग क्वाथ एक भाग दूध एवं उससे (दूध
How it is used
Applied by nasal therapy and similar means.
से) आधा भाग तैल डालकर पकावें। एेसे तैल को नस्य आदि के द्वारा प्रयोग करें, तो आर्दितवात को
Indicated for, as the text says
- Facial palsy (ardita)(अर्दित / आर्दितवात)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
तैलमर्धमशिलं परिपक्वं। सर्वथार्दितविनाशनमेतत्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 201 · v. 40.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The heading prints कासादि; the verse names काश grass.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 12
- Extraction tasks
- T10
- Record id
- formulation_kashadi_taila_p273