Karpasasthyadi Thailam – Ingredients, Uses and Dosage

Karpasasthyadi Thailam or Karpasasthyadi Tailam is an ayurvedic medicinal preparation. It is used in treating all types of vata predominant diseases especially apabahuka, paralysis, facial palsy, cervical disc prolapse, cervical myelopathy, spondylosis, radiculopathy, degenerative disorders, MND, numbness, etc…

Ingredients of Karpasasthyadi Thailam

Sneha Dravya (Oil material)

1. Thila thaila (oil of Sesamum indicum)

Drava dravya (Liquid material)

1. Aja ksheeram (goat’s milk)

Kashaya Dravya (decoction materials)

1. Karpasa (Gossypium hirsutum)
2. Balamoola (Sida cordifolia)
3. Masha (Vigna mungo)
4. Kulatha (Macrotyloma uniflorum)

Kalaka Dravya (materials for making the paste)

1. Devadaru (Cedrus deodara)
2. Bala moola (Sida cordifolia)
3. Rasna (Alpinia galanga)
4. Kushta (Saussurea costus)
5. Sarshapa (Brassica juncea)
6. Shunti (Zingiber officinale)
7. Shatahwa (Anethum graveolens)
8. Pippali moola (Piper longum)
9. Chavya (Piper mullusea)
10. Shigrutwak (Moringa oleifera)
11. Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa)

Preparation of Karpasasthyadi Thailam

The decoction is prepared using karpasaasthi, bala moola, Masha and kulatha one prastha (768 ml). To the decoction, one prastha of goats milk along with one prastha of thila thaila and pastes prepared using devadaru, bala, rasna, kusta, sarshapa, nagara, shatahwa, pippali moola, chavya, shigru, and punarnava are added together and heated. This mixture is heated till proper thila paka qualities appear. Then the oil prepared is filtered and stored for use.

Indications of Karpasasthyadi Thailam

1. Sarva Vata Roga (all types of vata roga)
2. Apabahuka (?Frozen shoulder)
3. Pakshaghata (hemiplegia)
4. Ardita (facial palsy)

Dosage and mode of use

Karpasasthyadi Thailam is used as an external application.

Reference

1. Sahasra Yoga Taila Prakarana 

Also, read about  Karpasasthyadi Kuzhambu