Kottakkal Ayurveda Panchavalkadi Tailam

Panchavalkadi Tailam is an Ayurvedic skincare oil to relieve skin diseases such as eczema and dermatitis. This herbal oil is based on Kerala Ayurveda principle. This is usually prepared in coconut or sesame oil base.?

Panchavalkadi Tailam benefits:
It is used to treat eczema, dermatitis, herpes and skin conditions with bleeding, oozing and secretions.

How to use?Panchavalkadi Tailam

• It is only used for external application.
• For skin and wounds, it is applied, left for half an hour to an hour and washed off.
• A cotton swab is dipped in the oil and kept over the affected area.

Principle adopted in making this herbal oil:?
In this herbal oil, the herbs are infused in the medium of sesame oil along with herb water decotion. Then the solid waste herb materials are filtered out. Thus, this oil contains oil soluble and water soluble phyto-active principles of medicinal herbs.

Panchavalkadi?coconut oil Ingredients:?

• Oil of Sesamum indicum / coconut oil

water decoction prepared from

• Vata ?Ficus bengalensis Linn
• Aswatta ?Ficus religiosa
• Udumbara ?Ficus racemosa Linn
• Plaksha Ficus lacor
• Parisha ?Ficus arnottiana These above five herb barks are together called as Panchavalkala (5 barks) known for cleansing action)
• Nisha Turmeric Curcuma longa
• Gopi Hemidesmus indicus

Herbal paste made of

• Rambha Coconut stem -Cocos nucifera
• Kamala Nelumbum speciosum
• Utpala ?Nymphaea stellata
• Madhuka Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra
• Twak Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum
• Sevya Vetiveria zizanioides
• Abhaya Terminalia chebula
• Chandana Sandalwood Santalum album

It is called as Panchavalkadi?Kerathailam when it is prepared in coconut oil base