The seeds of bibhitaki, white sesame, kanguka (the commentary: phul priyangu) and ari (a kind of khadira, says the commentary) are each given, separately, three impregnations (bhavana) in turn with the juices of shirisha bark, koranta, bhringaraja and nili. The powders of the impregnated seeds are then taken in equal parts, rubbed with boiled water, and the oil is extracted. Nasya with these oils is said to keep a person always young, just as he is.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- वयस्तम्भक नस्यवयस्तम्भ नस्य
- Hindi
- वयस्तम्भक नस्य
- English
- Vayastambhaka nasya (age-arresting nasal oil)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bibhitaki (belleric myrobalan)बहेड़ा (बिभीतक) | सद़ा / बहेडा (बीज) | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | शुंभत्तिल / सफेद तिल (बीज) | Not stated |
| Priyanguप्रियंगु (फूलप्रियंगु) | कंगु / कंगुका (फूल प्रियंगु) (बीज) | Not stated |
| Ari (a kind of khadira)अरि (खदिर भेद) | अरि (खदिर भेद) (बीज) | Not stated |
| Shirisha (lebbek)सिरस (शिरीष) | शिरीष / सिरस के छाल (रस) | Not stated |
| Kurantakaपीली कटसरैया | कोरणटक / कोरंट (रस) | Not stated |
| Bhringaraja (false daisy)भांगरा (भृंगराज) | भृंग / भांगरा (रस) | Not stated |
| Niliनीली | नीली / नील (रस) | Not stated |
| Warm water (ushnodaka)गरम पानी (उष्णोदक) | विपक्व तोय / उबले हुए पानी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Each kind of seed is impregnated three times in turn with each juice; the powders of the impregnated seeds, in equal parts, are rubbed with boiled water and the oil is extracted.
अलग-अलग, सिरस के छाल, कोरंट, भांगरा व नील के रस से क्रमश: तीन-तीन भावना देनी चाहिए।
How it is used
The oils are taken as nasya.
निकाल लेवें। इन तैलों के नस्य लेने से मनुष्य सदा जैसे के तैसे जवान बना रहता है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Ageing (jara)(वयस्तम्भ / सदा जैसे के तैसे जवान बना रहता है)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
भावार्थ : बहेडा, सफेद तिल, कंगुका (फूल प्रियंगु) अरि (खदिर भेद) इनके बीजों कोSource wording as converted, Chapter 23 · p. 567 · v. 106-107.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The commentary's कंगुका (फूल प्रियंगु) is mapped to ingredient_priyangu, not to the foxtail millet kangu.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 23
- Extraction tasks
- T26
- Record id
- formulation_vayastambhaka_nasya_p639