Kshiradrumadi oil

Oil cooked with the milky trees, hribera and bala is used in vatarakta for pouring, massage and enemas; for pastes it is mixed with ghee.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: क्षीरद्रुमादि तैल
Hindi: क्षीरद्रुमादि तैल
English: Kshiradrumadi oil

Ingredients and preparation

Medicated oilExternal applicationChapter 9 · p. 135 · v. 46

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Panchavalkala (five barks)पंचवल्कल	़ीरद्रुम / ़ीरीवृ़ा	Not stated
Hribera (fragrant sweet-scented root)सुगंधबाला (ह्रीबेर)	अंबु / नेत्रवाल	Not stated
Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला)	बला	Not stated
Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)	तैल / तेल	Not stated
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	घृत / घी (लेप के लिए)	Not stated

Preparation as described

Oil is cooked with the milky trees, hribera and bala.

इस रोग के लिए ़ीरीवृ़ा, नेत्रवाल, बला इनके द्वारा सिद्द किए हुए तेल को

How it is used

Used for pouring, massage and enemas; mixed with ghee for pastes.

परिष्ोचन (धारा गिराना) अमयंग (मालिश) बस्तिकार्य में प्रयोग करना चाहिए। लेपन के लिए घी मिलाकर काम में लेना चाहिए।

Indicated for, as the text says

Vatarakta (gout-like disorder)(इस रोग (वातरक्र))

Therapies involvedPouring therapy (parisheka)परिषेक (धारा)Oil massage (abhyanga)अभ्यंग (तेल मालिश)Enema therapy (basti)बस्ति कर्म (एनिमा)Paste application (lepa)लेप लगाना

Organs mentionedSkinत्वचा

आलेपनं घृतयुतं परिष्ोचनाथेँ। ़ीरद्रुमांबुबलया परिपक्वतैलम्Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 135 · v. 46.

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.

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