Arimedadi tailam is an Ayurvedic medicine used in the treatment of diseases affecting teeth and oral cavity. This medicine is in the form of herbal oil. It is also known as irimedadi tailam.

BENEFITS OF ARIMEDADI TAILAM

• This medicine used in the management of diseases of the oral cavity.
• The route of administration of arimedadi tailam is the oral cavity as gargling.
• This type of administration of medicine in Ayurveda known as gandusha and kabala.

INDICATIONS OF ARIMEDADI TAILAM

• Toothache
• Tooth decay
• Stomatitis
• Halitosis 

  INGREDIENTS OF ARIMEDADI TAILAM

SL NO	SANSKRIT NAME	ENGLISH/ LATIN	ACTION
1	ARIMEDA	Acacia leucophloea
2	NYAGRODHA	Ficus bengalensis	Balances pitta and kapha
3	UDUMBARA	Ficus racemosa	Balances pitta and kapha
4	ASWATHA	Ficus religiosa	Balances pitta and kapha
5	PLAKSHA	Ficus lacor	Balances pitta and kapha
6	MADHUKA	Glycyrrhiza glabra	Rejuvenator Beneficial effect on eyes
7	ELA	Elettaria cardamomum	Balances vata and kapha
8	PATRA	Cinnamomum tamala	Effective in cough
9	TWAK	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	The beneficiary effect in respiratory diseases
10	MANJISHTA	Rubia cordifolia	Effective in skin diseases
11	LODHRA	Symplocos racemosa	Action on diarrhoea and dysentery
12	GAYATHRI	Acacia catechu
13	KATPHALA	Myrica nagi
14	MUSTA	Nutgrass/ Cyperus rotundus	Reduces fever
15	AGURU	Aquillaria agallocha	Balances vata and kapha
16	HIMA	Santalum album	Balances pitta dosha, coolant effect on the body
17	RAKTA CHANDANA	Pterocarpus santalinus
18	KARPURA	camphor	ahrodisiac
19	JATIPHALA	Myristica fragrans	balances vata dosha, action on  nervous system
20	TAKKOLA	Illicium verum
21	JATAMAMSI	Spikenard/ Nardostachys jatamansi	Action in the central nervous system
22	DHATAKI	Woodfordia fruticosa	DHATAKI
23	GAIRIKAM	Red ochre (hematite)	Balances pitta dosha
24	MRINALA	Cymbopogon jwarancusa	Balances pitta dosha
25	MISHI	Anethum sowa	Carminative
26	VAIDEHI	Piper longum	Balances kapha, carminative
27	PADMAKESARA	Nelumbo nucifera	Balances pitta
28	KUMKUMA	Crocus sativus	Rejuvenator
29	LAKSHA	Laccifer lacca	Helps in the healing
30	BRIHATI	Solanum indicum	Balances vata and pitta
31	DEVADARU	Cedus deodara	Reduces pain
32	VILWAPATRA	Bael /Eagle marmelous	VILWA
33	SHILAJIT	Asphaltum	rejuvenator
34	SARALA	Pinus roxburghi
35	SPRIKKA	Filphinium zalil
36	PALASHA	Butea monosperma
37	HARIDRA	curcuma longa	Antibacterial action
38	DARUHARIDRA	Berberis aristata	Balances kapha, pitta
39	PRIYANGU	Callicarpa macrophylla
40	TEJANI	Clematis triloba
41	PUSHKARA	Inula racemosa	Effective in the respiratory system
42	JAYA	Butilon theophrasti
43	VYAGHRI	Solanum xanthocarpum	Effective in respiratory diseases
44	MADANA	Randia dumetorum	Balances kapha, vata

METHOD OF PREPARATION

Oil prepared with the decoction and paste of the above-mentioned drugs and Sesame oil.

DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA

• Dosha – This medicine is recommended for the treatment of vata, pitta, and kapha dosha imbalance.
• Dushya-  useful in diseases affecting rasa, raktha, mamsa,asthi ,majja dhatu – toothache, tooth decay
• Roga marga – This medicine can be administered in diseases affecting all roga marga

 madhyama roga marga – diseases of the oral cavity

            DOSAGE AND USAGE

Arimedadi tailam is to be administered for gargling. About 5 to 10 ml gargled for 10 minutes or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.

EXERCISES AND YOGA

Yoga and Pranayama are a set of breathing and stretching exercises respectively, widely practised in the treatment of many diseases.

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam    – for getting calmness to the mind provide overall health

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.

                             

              RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR

• Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold, more salty, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Consume easily digestible food items
• Avoid smoking, chewing betel leaf and alcohol

SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

• This medicine should only administer as per the direction by the physician.
• Improper administration leads to side effects

• Can this medicine be used while taking Allopathic treatments?

                    Seek your doctor’s advice if you are using this medicine along with Allopathic treatments.

• How long the medicine can be used?

            Duration of medicinal application into the oral cavity is based on your stage of the disease. Before using medicine consult a physician.

• Is this medicine habit forming?

    This medicine is not habit-forming. After using for a prescribed period gradually decrease the duration and eventually stop it.

CLASSICAL REFERENCE

• Sahasrayoga

EQUIVALENT MEDICINES

• Triphala kashaya for gargling
• Khadiradi gulika

           AVAILABLE BRANDS

• Nagarjuna
• Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala
• Kottakkal Arya vaidya sala
• Pankaja kasthuri
• Baidyanath
• Dabur

  RESEARCH PAPERS

1. Comparative Evaluation of Arimedadi Oil with 0.2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate in Prevention of Plaque and Gingivitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5020187/

2.     Evaluation of Irimedadi Taila as an adjunctive in treating plaque-induced gingivitis

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320369532_Evaluation_of_Irimedadi_Taila_as_an_adjunctive_in_treating_plaque-induced_gingivitis