Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Cow milk (Goksheera)
Gokṣīra गोक्षीर
water-base raw cow milk shita
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- guru · snigdha · shita— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↑aggravates
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
Drava in ksheera-pakacooling face wash vehiclecosmetic lepa vehicle
Raw cow milk (especially A2-protein milk from indigenous breeds) is the canonical Drava in Ksheera-paka preparations and a universal cosmetic Lepa vehicle.
In Sneha-paka, when the Drava is milk, the ratio is 1 : 8 (Sneha : Drava) — double the normal — per Sharangadhara Madhyama 9.
Used in 26 recipes
Asanabilvādi Taila · असनबिल्वादि तैल
ear care; deafness prevention.
Balā Taila · बला तैल
post-natal recovery; elderly skincare.
Mahābhṛṅgarāja Taila · महाभृङ्गराज तैल
Khalitya (hair fall); Indra-lupta (alopecia).
Brāhmī Taila · ब्राह्मी तैल
stress-related hair fall; scalp tension.
Campakādi Lepa · चम्पकादि लेप
complexion enhancement; fragrance + cosmetic dual.
Candanādi Taila · चन्दनादि तैल
summer abhyanga; Pitta-prakriti.
Cemparutyādi Kerā Taila · चेम्परुथ्यादि केरा तैल
hair fall; scalp dryness.
Dhānvantaraṃ Taila · धान्वन्तरं तैल
post-natal recovery; fertility support.
Karṇapūraṇa Taila · कर्णपूरण तैल
ear care; tinnitus prevention.
Karpāsāsthyādi Taila · कर्पासास्थ्यादि तैल
frozen shoulder; cervical spondylosis.
Kṣīrabalā Taila · क्षीरबला तैल
sensitive Vata abhyanga; neuralgia.
Kṣīravṛkṣa Mukha-Kṣālana · क्षीरवृक्ष मुख-क्षालन
Nilika; Vyanga.
Kuṅkumādi Lepa · कुङ्कुमादि लेप
Vyanga; dark circles.
Kuṅkumādi Taila · कुङ्कुमादि तैल
Vyanga (melasma); uneven complexion.
Lākṣādi Lepa · लाक्षादि लेप
post-acne marks; scarring.
Mahānārāyaṇa Taila · महानारायण तैल
daily Vata abhyanga; joint care.
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Nālpāmarādi Taila · नाल्पामरादि तैल
uneven skin tone; tanning.
Nīlībhṛṅgādi Kerā Taila · नीलीभृङ्गादि केरा तैल
premature greying; hair-blackening.
Piṇḍa Taila · पिण्ड तैल
gout; joint inflammation.
Sahacarādi Taila · सहचरादि तैल
sciatica; leg pain.
Triphalādi Mukha Lepa · त्रिफलादि मुख लेप
uneven complexion; dullness.
Vālā-Atibalā-Yaṣṭī-Rajanī Lepa · वाला-अतिबला-यष्टी-रजनी लेप
Vyanga (melasma); post-acne pigmentation.
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).
Yaṣṭīmadhu Ghṛta · यष्टीमधु घृत
sensitive skin; anti-inflammatory.