Great Blue Ghee (Mahanila Ghrta)
Alleviates kilasa, wounds, venereal diseases, and valmika.
Modern description
Mahanila Ghrita is indicated in skin diseases like leucoderma, wounds, and venereal diseases due to its detoxifying and wound-healing properties.
Purpose
Alleviates kilasa, wounds, venereal diseases, and valmika.
Indications
- Used in treatment of eye diseases, hair fall, premature graying of hair, skin diseases, burning sensation, headache, vertigo, and general debility.
Classical indications
- Kilasa (leukoderma)
- wounds
- venereal diseases
- valmika (ant-hill)
Karma
- Vatahara
- Pittahara
- Balya
- Varnya
- Rasayana
- Nethraroga hara
Key ingredients
- Go Ghrita
- Water
- Taila
- Kalka Dravyas : Nila (Indigofera tinctoria)
- Lodhra
- Bala
- Atibala
- Mudgaparni
- Mashaparni
- Manjistha
- Yashtimadhu
- Rasna
- Kamala
- Utpala
- Nagakesara
- Daruharidra
- Haridra
- Padmaka
- Ushira
- Chandana
Adult dose
5 - 10 ml once or twice a day, before food or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.
Pediatric dose
2.5-5 ml
Preparation steps
- Collection of raw materials.
- Authentication and cleaning of herbs.
- Preparation of Kalka (paste) of the herbs.
- Preparation of Kashaya (decoction).
- Mixing of Kalka, Kashaya, and Ghrita (ghee).
- Heating the mixture until all the water content evaporates and only Ghrita remains.
- Filtering the Ghrita to remove any solid particles.
Safety contraindications
- Not suitable for people with diarrhea or indigestion