Valiya Lakshadi Thailam – Ingredients, Uses and Dosage
Valiya Lakshadi Thailam or Valiya Lakshadi Tailam or Lakshadi Thailam (big) is an ayurvedic medicinal preparation in the form of oil. It is used in treating fever, depletive disorder, Insanity, dyspnoea, epilepsy, convalescence of chronic fever, psychosis and seizure disorders and promotes growth in infants and children. It is also good for pregnant women.
Ingredients of Valiya Lakshadi Thailam
Sneha Dravya (oil material)
- Thiala thaila (Sesamum indicum) – 1 prastha (768 ml)
Drava Dravya (liquid material)
- Decoction of – 1 prastha (768 ml)
1. Laksha(Laccifer lacca)2. Ushira (Vetiveria zizanioides)
3. Bala (Sida cordifolia) - Dadhi Mastu – 2 prastha
Kalaka Dravya (materials for making the paste)
- Prishnaparni (Pseudarthria viscida) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Visha Dwandwa
1. Visha(Aconitum heterophyllum) – 1 tola (12 gms)
2. Ativisha – 1 tola (12 gms) - Dwe Haridra
1. Haridra (Curcuma longa) – 1 tola (12 gms)
2. Daruharidra (Berberis aristata) – 1 tola (12 gms) - Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Dwi Jivaka
1. Jivaka (Pueraria tuberosa) – 1 tola (12 gms)
2.Rushabhaka (Microstylis wallichii) – 1 tola (12 gms) - Rasna (Alpinia galanga) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Sarala (Pinus roxburghii) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Devadaru (Cedrus deodara) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Musta (Cyperus rotundus) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Vidari (Pueraria tuberosa) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Manjistha (Rubia cordifolia) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Balaka (Plectranthus vettiveroides) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Agaru (Aquilaria agallocha) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Vatsaka (Holarrhena pubescens) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Kustha (Saussurea costus) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Lohita (? Rubia cordifolia) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Yasthi (Glycyrrhiza glabra)- 1 tola (12 gms)
- Sariva dwaya
1.Sariva (Hemidesmus indicus) – 1 tola (12 gms)
2. Utpala sariva (Ichnocarpus frutescens) – 1 tola (12 gms) - Ananta (Tragia involucrata) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Amalaki (Phyllanthus emblica) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Murva (Chonemorpha fragrans) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Mayura (Cyathula prostrata) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Shishira dwaya
1. Rakta Chandana (Pterocarpus santalinus) – 1 tola (12 gms)
2. Shweta Chandana (Santalum album) – 1 tola (12 gms) - Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Kana (Piper longum) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Kaunthi (?Vitex negundo) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Thikta (Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Shyonaka (Oroxylum indicum) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Deepyaka (Trachyspermum roxburghianum) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Patha (Cyclea peltata) – 1 tola (12 gms)
- Bharngi (Rotheca serrata) – 1 tola (12 gms)
Preparation of Valiya Lakshadi Thailam
All the above-mentioned ingredients are taken together in prescribed quantity and oil is prepared using thaila paka vidhi.
Indications of Valiya Lakshadi Thailam
- Jeerna Jwara (a variety of fever)
- Kshaya (depletive disorder)
- Unmada (insanity)
- Shwasa (dyspnoea)
- Apasmara (epilepsy)
- Balya (increases strength)
- Pushtikaraka (nourishes all tissues)
- Garbhini hitakaraka (good for pregnant women)
Mode of use and Dosage:
Valiya Lakshadi Thailam is used as an external application.
Reference:
- Sahasrayoga thaila prakarana
Also, Read Cheriya Lakshadi Tailam
