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Sesame oil (tila taila)

तिल का तेल (तैल) · तैल

Extracted from the text2 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
तैलतिलतैलतैलम्
Hindi
तिल का तेलतैलतेलमीठा तेल
English
Sesame oilsesame oiloiltaila
Romanized
tailateltil ka tel
Marathi
तेल

Ayurvedic properties

Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.

Taste (rasa)
Astringent (kashaya)Sweet (madhura)
Qualities (guna)
Tikshna
Effect on the doshas
Pitta: aggravatesKapha: pacifiesVata: pacifies
Actions
VrishyaDeepanaKeshyaVarnyaKrimighna

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Properties2

  • Eating sesame oil is listed among the causes of pitta aggravation.

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 58Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Oil is described as producing pitta, sweet and astringent in taste, aphrodisiac, sharpening the digestive fire, good for the hair, increasing the body's lustre, destroying worms, and removing kapha and vata.

    Chapter 5 · p. 69 · v. 33Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Remedies using it

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Bala oil for the headBala oil or castor oil for intestinal enlargementCleansing kacchapa with triphala, trikatu, oil and rock saltConsecrated sesame oil and chasha-patra for easy deliveryEar-filling with rock salt, asafoetida and ginger juice in oilEye irrigation with salted warm oil or warm milkEye tarpana with ghee and oilFragrant vata-pacifying oil and bath for the Kinnara grahaFried aragvadha and putikaranja leaves with salted gruelFumigation of the vaginal opening with snake slough and oilGreen gram soup (mudga yusha)Horse gram soup with trikatu, asafoetida and vidanga for wormsNishpava grains with sesame oilOil cooked with karavira and other drugs, for application on pilesOil enema of oil cooked with liquoriceRubbing the teeth with turmeric, trikatu, rock salt and oilRubbing with turmeric, salt and trikatu for vata-type tongue sproutsSesame oil swab in the yoni

Given as vehicle or after-drink

17

Taken with or after these preparations.

Bhallataka-seed pasteBhallatakadi pasteBharangyadi powderBharangyadi powderEar-filling with rock salt, asafoetida and ginger juice in oilHorse gram soup with trikatu, asafoetida and vidanga for wormsMahaushadhadi decoctionNishpava grains with sesame oilPurgative of sugar, long pepper and turpeth with oil (unnamed)Purifying treatment of disorders of semen and menstrual bloodRubbing the teeth with turmeric, trikatu, rock salt and oilRubbing with turmeric, salt and trikatu for vata-type tongue sproutsScraping and rubbing for jihvalasakaTrikatu and rock salt in sesame oilTriphala powder for linganashaVidanga powderWorm-destroying juice mixture

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 94 times on 67 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • The verse also calls oil very sharp (सुतीक्ष्ण).

Quick facts

Content type
Food
Categories
Oils and fats
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
67
Extraction tasks
T02, T03
Record id
ingredient_taila