Mahānīla Ghṛta · महानील घृत
severe Kushtha — incurable form; Shvitra (leucoderma).
Nilini (Indigo)
Nīlinī नीलिनी
Indigofera tinctoria · Fabaceae
Common: Indigo · Neel
herb leaf ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · katu— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
hair-blackening (indigo dye)anti-greying
Indigo plant. The leaves yield indigotin dye. Combined with henna (Madyantika), gives true blue-black hair colour. Key ingredient of Neelibhringadi Tailam.
Used in 4 recipes
Nīlībhṛṅgādi Kerā Taila · नीलीभृङ्गादि केरा तैल
premature greying; hair-blackening.
Palita-hara Taila · पलितहर तैल
premature greying; Palita (hair-greying reversal).
Vibhītaka Taila (Palita-hara) · विभीतक तैल
obstinate premature greying; hair-thickening.