Oil cooked with milk and with the decoction and paste of saha (rasna), arimeda, amalaki, haritaki, asana, turmeric and trikatu; used as nasal drops and gargle, it is said to overcome many mouth diseases.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- सहादि तैल
- Hindi
- सहादि तैल
- English
- Sahadi oil
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Rasnaरास्ना | सहा / रास्ना | Not stated |
| Arimeda (foul-smelling khadira)अरिमेद | अरिमेद (दुगँध युक्र खैर) | Not stated |
| Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)आंवला (आमलकी) | आमलक | Not stated |
| Haritaki (chebulic myrobalan)हरड़ (हरीतकी) | अभया / हरड | Not stated |
| Asana (Indian kino)विजयसार (असन) | असन / विजयसार | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | रजनी / हल्दी | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | कटुत्रिाक / त्रिकटु | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पय / दूध | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The oil is cooked with the decoction and paste of the drugs and with milk.
इनका कषाय व कल्क, दूध इनके साथ पकाये हुए तैल
How it is used
Used as nasal drops and as a gargle (gandusha).
नस्य व गणडूष विधान में उपयोग करें
Indicated for, as the text says
- Mouth disorders (mukharoga)(अनेक मुख रोग)
Therapies involvedNasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्मGargling and oil pulling (gandusha, kavala)गंडूष (कुल्ला)
Organs mentionedMouth, teeth and gumsमुख, दांत और मसूड़े
रास्ना, अरिमेद (दुगँध युक्र खैर) आमलक, हरड, विजयसार हल्दी, त्रिकटु इनका कषाय व कल्क, दूध इनके साथ पकाये हुए तैल को नस्य व गणडूष विधान में उपयोग करेंSource wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 283 · v. 114.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse word सहा is glossed by the commentary as रास्ना.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T14
- Record id
- formulation_sahadi_taila_p355