Yashtyadi Oil Processed One Hundred Times (Yashtyadi Shatapaka Taila)
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Classical formulation
Modern description
An oil processed one hundred times with Yashtyadi herbs, specifically indicated for skin diseases, wound healing and promoting skin health.
Purpose
Classical formulation
Indications
- Skin diseases (especially those with burning sensation), wounds, ulcers, emaciation, dryness of skin, hair fall
Classical indications
- heart disease
- Vata-rakta
Karma
- Vatahara
- Pitta Shamaka
- Varnya
- Balya
Key ingredients
- Taila 1 part
- Yashti 1/4 part
- water 4 parts.
Adult dose
For external application, sufficient quantity.
Pediatric dose
2.5-5 ml
Preparation steps
- The specified herbs are taken and made into a paste or decoction.
- Sesame oil is taken as the base.
- The paste/decoction is added to the oil.
- The mixture is heated until all the water content evaporates, leaving behind the oil infused with the herbs.
- For Shatapaka Taila, this process is repeated one hundred times, each time using a fresh batch of the herbal paste/decoction.
Toxic ingredients
- ['unspecified']
Safety contraindications
- Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.
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Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Ashtanga Hridaya, Sutrasthana.
- Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I & II, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.
- Bhaishajya Ratnavali, Sharangadhara Samhita, and Sahasrayogam clinical guidelines.
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