Kottakkal Bala Tailam

Kottakkal Bala Tailam is a traditional Ayurvedic oil that is useful in dealing with health problems like a common cold, asthma, cough and vata disorders. It is suitable for external application or oral use. Apart from this, it is also considered best for light massage of newborn babies.

Kottakkal Bala Tailam Benefits:

• This is a reme­dy for issues like coughs, colds, feve­rs, and vomiting.
• It alleviates bloat, heals wounds, aids with malnutrition, and handle­s spleen disease­s.
• It also counteracts epilepsy and asthma.
• It’s gre­at for Vata ailments.
• Medical professionals ofte­n recommend this for Periphe­ral hypotonia and muscle weakness too.

Kottakkal Bala Tailam Directions for Use:

It is taken internally in quantities of 3–6 ml once or twice a day, before meals, with warm water or milk, or as advised by an Ayurvedic doctor.
Externally for Nasya, Shirovasti, Snehavasti.

Kottakkal Bala Tailam How long to use Bala oil:

• For external use, it can be used for a long period.
• Internally, it is usually administered for not more than 2 – 3 months.

Bala Tailam  ingredients:

Bala – Sida cordifolia – 4.8 kg
Chinnaruha – Tinospora cordifolia – 1.2 kg
Rasna- Pluchea lanceolata – 600 g

Water for decoction – 30.720 liters, boiled and reduced to 3.072 liters
Mastu – Supernatent liquid of curds – 3.072 liters
Ikshurasa – Sugarcane – Saccharum officinarum – 3.072 liters
Shukta – Fermented gruel – 3.072 litres
Taila – Oil of Sesamum indicum – 3.072 liters
Ajaksheera – Goat milk – 1.536 liters

Paste made from 48 g of fine powders of each of
Shati – Hedychium spicatum
Sarala – Pinus roxburghi
Daru – Cedrus deodara
Ela – Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum
Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia
Agaru – Aquilaria agallocha
Chandana – Sandalwood – Santalum album
Padmaka – Prunus puddum
Atibala – Abutilon indicum
Musta – Cyperus rotundus
Mudgaparni – Phaseolus trilobus
Mashaparni – Teramnus labialis Spreng.
Harenu – Vitex agnus-castus
Yashti – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
Surasa – Holy Basil – Ocimum sanctum
Vyaghranakha – Capparis zeylanica
Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard / Mimusoops hexandra Roxb.
Jivaka – Malaxis acuminata D.Don / Microstylis wallichii Lindl.
Palasha – Butea monosperma
Kasturi – Musk
Neelika – Indigofera tinctorea
Jati – Nutmeg – Myristica fragrans
Sprikka – Delphinium zalil Aitch et. Hemsl.
Kumkuma – Saffron – Crocus sativus
Shaileya – Parmelia perlata
Jatiphala – Nutmeg – Myristica fragrans
katphala – Myrica nagi
Ambu – Pavonia odorata
Twak – Cinnamon – Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Kunduru – Boswellia serrata
Karpoora – Camphor – Cinnamomum camphora
Turushka – Hyoscyamus niger
Shrinivasaka – Pinus roxburghi
Lavanga – Clove – Syzigium aromaticum
Nakha – Capparis zeylanica
Kankola – Piper cubeba
Kushta – Saussurea lappa
Mamsi – Nardostachys jatamansi
Priyangu – Callicarpa macrophylla
Sthauneya – Clerodendrum infortunatum Linn./ viscosum Vent. Gaertn.
Tagara – Valeriana wallichi
Dhyama – Anogeissus latifolia Wall.
Vacha – Acorus calamus
Madanaka – Randia spinosa
Plava – Cyperus bulbosus / Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Nagakeshara – Mesua ferrea