Dhanwantharam Thailam (Oil)

Reference: Sahasrayogam, Taila Yoga Prakarana 1, Ashtanga Hridayam.

Dhanwantharam Thailam (Oil) is an Ayurvedic oil. It is used to treat the Vata diseases such as Rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, spondylitis, headache and neuro-muscular conditions. This oil is based on Kerala Ayurveda practice.

Ingredients

• Balamoola – Sida cordifolia – 4.608 kg
• Water for decoction – 36.864 liters, boiled and reduced to 4.608 liters
• Cow milk – 4.608 liters

768 grams of total of:-

• Barley – Hordeum vulgare
• Kola – Zyziphus jujuba
• Kulattha – Horse gram – Dolichos biflorus
• Dashamoola – group of ten roots
• Bilva – Aegle marmelos
• Agnimantha – Premna mucronata
• Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum
• Patala – Stereospermum suaveolens
• Gambhari – Gmelina arborea
• Brihati – Solanum indicum
• Kantakari – Solanum xanthocarpum
• Gokshura – Tribulus terrestris
• Shalaparni – Desmodium gangeticum
• Prishnaparni – Uraria picta
• Water for decoction – 6.144 liters, boiled and reduced to 768 ml.
• Taila – Oil of Sesamum indicum

Paste made of 6 grams of each of:-

• Meda – Polygonatum cirrhifolium
• Mahameda – Polygonatum verticillatum
• Daru – Cedrus deodara
• Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia
• Kakoli – Fritillaria roylei
• Ksheera kakoli – Lilium polyphyllum
• Chandana – Pterocarpus santalinus
• Sariva – Hemidesmus indicus
• Kushta – Saussurea lappa
• Tagara – Valeriana wallichi
• Jeevaka – Malaxis acuminata
• Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra
• Saindhava Lavana – Rock salt
• Kalanusari – Valeriana wallichi
• Shaileya – Convolvulus pluricaulis
• Vacha – Acorus calamus
• Agaru – Aquilaria agallocha
• Punarnava – Boerhaavia diffusa
• Ashwagandha – Withania somnifera
• Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus
• Ksheera shukla – Ipomoea mauritiana
• Yashti – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
• Haritaki – Terminalia chebula
• Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellirica
• Amla – Emblica officinalis
• Shatahva – Asparagus
• Mashaparni – Teramnus labialis
• Mudgaparni – Phaseolus trilobus
• Ela – Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum
• Twak – Cinnamon – Cinnamomum camphora
• Patra – Cinnamomum tamala

Method of Preparation

This oil is prepared with Avartana process called as Dhanvantara Taila Avartana, in which the oil making is repeated for 101 times.

Indications

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteo-arthritis
• Neck pain
• Back ache due to spondylitis,
• Neuritis
• Neuralgia
• Paralysis
• Facial palsy

How to Use?

It is used for massage.

Dose for oral intake:-

5-20 drops once or twice a day, before food, with warm water or warm milk, as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.

For external use:-

• This oil is used for massage for ladies, after delivery, to improve body strength.
• It is also used as massage oil for babies.

Side Effects

• No side effects are known with this oil, on external administration.
• Oral administration should be done only under medical supervision.