Balā Taila · बला तैल
post-natal recovery; elderly skincare.
Bala (Country Mallow)
Balā बला
Sida cordifolia · Malvaceae
Common: Country mallow · Bala · Heart-leaved Sida
herb root shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
structural tissue tonicVayasthapanarasayanaanti-Vata
Heart-leaved Sida / country mallow. Bala Taila and Ksheerabala Tailam are the canonical Vata abhyanga oils. Also in the Vala-Atibala anti-Vyanga lepa (Sushruta Cikitsa 20.20).
Used in 9 recipes
Dhānvantaraṃ Taila · धान्वन्तरं तैल
post-natal recovery; fertility support.
Karpāsāsthyādi Taila · कर्पासास्थ्यादि तैल
frozen shoulder; cervical spondylosis.
Vālā-Atibalā-Yaṣṭī-Rajanī Lepa · वाला-अतिबला-यष्टी-रजनी लेप
Vyanga (melasma); post-acne pigmentation.
Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Asanabilvādi Taila · असनबिल्वादि तैल
ear care; deafness prevention.
Kṣīrabalā Taila · क्षीरबला तैल
sensitive Vata abhyanga; neuralgia.
Mahānārāyaṇa Taila · महानारायण तैल
daily Vata abhyanga; joint care.
Sahacarādi Taila · सहचरादि तैल
sciatica; leg pain.