Gandha thailam- Benefits, ingredients, indications, dosage, side effects, reference, research papers, diet, exercise and FAQs

Benefits:

Gandha Tailam is a classical Ayurveda preparation described in the fracture management. It has wide application in all type of strains, sprains and ligament injuries. In non-healing recurrent ligament injuries, a special samana or sodhana snehapana with Gandha tail will help to avoid surgeries. The ligament injuries are always nightmares for sports persons and if you are taking mild dose of Gandha tail, it will help to strengthen the bones, muscles and ligaments and avoid the chances of getting frequent injuries.


Reference: Ashtanga hridayam Uttarastanam

Ingredients

Composition of Gandha Tail

Each 10ml is prepared from

	Sanskrit Name	Latin Name	Weight in gms
1.	Tila	Sesamum indicum	40
2.	Madhuka (Acqueous extract)	Glycyrrhiza glabra	13.333
3.	Nalada	Vetiveria zizaniodes	.06
4.	Valaka	Coleus zeylanicus	.02
5.	Manjishta	Rubia cordifolia	.02
6.	Nakha	Ostrea edulis	.02
7.	Misi	Peucedanum graveolena	.02
8.	Punarnava	Boerhaavia diffusa	.02
9.	Pushkara	Inula racemosa	.02
10.	Bala	Sida cordifolia	.02
11.	Atibala	Abutilon indicum	.02
12.	Sariba	Hemidescus indicus	.02
13.	Sarala	Pinus longifolia	.02
14.	Sarjarasa	Vatenia indica	.02
15.	Devdaru	Cedrus deodara	.02
16.	Patmaka	Prunus ceresaoides	.02
17.	Pundra	Saccharum officinarum	.02
18.	Tuga	Zea mays	.02
19.	Sringi	Pistacia chinensis	.02
20.	Amruta	Tinospora cordifolia	.02
21.	Jivanti	Holostemma annulare	.02
22.	Ashwagandha	Withania somnifera	.02
23.	Satavari	Asparagus racemosus	.02
24.	Mudgaparni	Centroseme pubescens	.02
25.	Mashaparni	Vinga rediata	.02
26.	Madhuka	Glycyrrhiza glabra	.02
27.	Rasna	Alpinia galanga	.02
28.	Amsumati	Pseudarthria viscida	.02
29.	Kaseru	Cyprus rotundus	.02
30.	Tagar	Trigonella foenum- graceum	.02
31.	Nata	Valeriana jatamansi	.02
32.	Nagakesara	Mesua ferrea	.02
33.	Lodhra	Symplococus reacemosa	.02
34.	Ksheerasukla	Ipomea paniculata	.02
35.	Doorva	Cynodon dactylon	.02
36.	Saileya	Asphaltum	.02
37.	Kumkuma	Crocus sativus	.02
38.	Ksheera	Milk	40
39.	Jala	R O Water	qs

Preparation of Gandha Tail:

Take Sesame seeds and bundle it in a strong cotton piece and put it in flowing water for 7 nights, followed by dipping in Milk and Madhuka decoction for 7 days each and dry in sunlight every day. Powder the sesame seeds and add following medicines – Usheer, Valaka, Manjishta,Naguna, Sathahwa, Musta, Kottam, Urakam, Bala dwaya, Akil, Chandan, Kumkuma, Sariba, Sarala, Sarjaras, Devdaru, Padmkadi gana – 1/10th of Sesame seeds and extract the oil by adding the milk prepared with Kachura, valaka, Useer, Kottam and Chandan. To that oil add pastes of Vidari, Doorva, Shilajit, Rasna, Prisniparni, Musta, Tagar, Ila, Lodra and 4 times Milk and cook to make Gandha Tail.

Indications: Strengthen bones, heals fractures, correct ligament tears, all strong chronic diseases of Vata Pita predominance.

Dosage and mode of administration: 10 drops twice daily or as per the advise of  a qualified Ayurveda Physician.

Usage:

    In menisci injuries of Knee involving MCL injuries, Gandha tail along with Balaguloochyadi qwath (10: 1: 1) is a good choice to avoid surgeries.
    In ankle injuries involving anterior and posterior talofibular ligaments, Gandha tail along with Sahacharadi qwath and Dhanwantharam Avarthi is yielding good results.
    In multiple fractures, regular use of Gandha tail is hot milk will facilitate speedy perfect healing.

Diet: Vegetarian diet with less spicy fat free food.

Exercise: Depending of the severity of the injury, 21 days to 90 days immobilisation is advised. The exercises can be started only under the medical advise.

Research Papers.

The clinical evaluaton of efficacy of Gandha thailam in the management of aswakarna kandabhagna W.S.R to Colle’s fracture by Dr. Deepak.C.Nair confirms the efficacy of Gandha Thailam in fracture management. 52.172.27.147:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/7573/1/Deepak%20C%20Nair.pdf

Brands

Arya Vaidyasala, Kottakkal, Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala, Kerala Ayurveda, SNA Oushadhasala, AVN Madurai, AVP Coimbatore, Sitaram.

Soft gel capsules are also available now for easy intake.