Mahābhṛṅgarāja Taila · महाभृङ्गराज तैल
Khalitya (hair fall); Indra-lupta (alopecia).
Black sesame (Krishna Tila)
Kṛṣṇa Tila कृष्ण तिल
Sesamum indicum (black variety) · Pedaliaceae
food whole seed ushna
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- guru · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↑aggravates
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
hair-blackeningrasayanaVata-pacifying
Black sesame seed (whole). Classical hair-darkening, internally consumed for rasayana, and used as Kalka in anti-greying hair oils (Sushruta Cikitsa 25.19). External use is mostly in hair oil cooking — sesame seeds powdered and added to the Kalka.
Used in 3 recipes
Nīlībhṛṅgādi Kerā Taila · नीलीभृङ्गादि केरा तैल
premature greying; hair-blackening.
Vibhītaka Taila (Palita-hara) · विभीतक तैल
obstinate premature greying; hair-thickening.