Rasa Thailam – Benefits, How To Use, Ingredients

Rasa Thailam is an Ayurvedic herbal oil used in treatment of disorders of Vata imbalance such as parkinsonism, hemiplegia, paraplegia etc. It is used for external application. This medicine is more commonly used in South Indian Ayurveda practice. 

Benefits, usage

Rasa Thailam Benefits –
It is used in Vata imbalance treatment such as bodyache, headache, Parkinson’s disease, hemiplegia, paraplegia, Rheumatic diseases, Degenerative diseases of bones, Diseases of bone marrow. etc.

How to use?
It is used for external application. It is used for massage.

This oil is meant for external application. But some manufacturers prepare Capsule made of this oil, which is used for oral administration.

Application on feet

Oil application over feet

Precaution if you apply this oil over feet:
If you apply this oil on feet, make sure to wash off thoroughly with water or wipe off with cloth. The oil can make you slippery while walking.
After applying, make sure there are no oil spills on the floor. This can make the floor slippery.

Ingredients

Ingredients and How to make Rasa Tailam?
4.8 kg of goat limbs is taken, its hairs and skin is removed, chopped into small pieces.
It is added with 76.8 liters of water, boiled and reduced to 1.92 liters. Filtered.
Bala (sida cordifolia) herb is ground and made into paste. 1.2 kg of this paste is taken.
The goat limb water decoction and Bala paste is added with 3.72  kg of Sesame oil and 14.88 liters of cow milk.
Medicated oil is prepared and filtered.

Sanskrit verse, reference, manufacturers

Original Sanskrit Reference –

छागपादतुलां लोमत्वक् विहीनां उलूखले ।
क्षिप्त्वा संक्षुद्यतां क्षिप्त्वा जलप्रस्थशते पचेत् ॥
पादावशिष्टे पाकेन तत्र पादतुलामितम् ।
कल्कीकृत्य बलामूलं दत्वा क्षीरं च अष्टगुणम् ॥
तैलाढकं पचेत् सिद्धं रसतैलमिति स्मृतम् ।
तत् आलेपन मात्रेण विनश्यति सिराग्रह: ॥
chāgapādatulāṃ lomatvak vihīnāṃ ulūkhale |
kṣiptvā saṃkṣudyatāṃ kṣiptvā jalaprasthaśate pacet ||
pādāvaśiṣṭe pākena tatra pādatulāmitam |
kalkīkṛtya balāmūlaṃ datvā kṣīraṃ ca aṣṭaguṇam ||
tailāḍhakaṃ pacet siddhaṃ rasatailamiti smṛtam |
tat ālepana mātreṇa vinaśyati sirāgraha: ||

Reference: Arogya Raksha Kalpadruma Vatavyadhi Chikitsa – 24th chapter.

Manufacturer of this product – SNA Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala

During pregnancy, lactation

If you were using this oil before pregnancy without any allergic reaction, you can continue using this oil even during pregnancy.
If you have not used this product before and wish to use it during pregnancy, better to consult a doctor because it can cause skin allergy in some rare cases.
It is generally considered as safe to use during lactation, however consult your doctor for the right advice.

Can this product be applied after steam therapy?
No. Oil is best applied before steam therapy. This is as per basic Ayurvedic principles.