Uses of the vata-reducing oil, and Mithuna oil

This oil is to be used in akshepaka, apatanaka and the major vata diseases for nasal therapy, nourishing the head (tarpana), affusion, massage and enemas. An oil called Mithuna, prepared with the eight herbs of the ashtavarga (jivaka, rishabhaka, kakoli, kshirakakoli, meda, mahameda, riddhi, vriddhi), is used for the same purposes.