Bala oil is a classical Ayurvedic herbal oil formulation primarily used to pacify Vata dosha disorders. However bala oil also has other health benefits. This article explains its various uses, bala oil benefits and advantages, bala oil ingredients, bala oil side effects and other general information related to bala oil.
Bala Oil Benefits And Uses
- Bala oil can be used for external massage, basti or enema, nasya or nasal administration of oil, karan purna or instillation of oil into ears.
- Bala oil is useful in treating a wide variety of Vata disorders.
- Bala oil is useful in emaciation and weakness caused by excessive physical activity and exercise.
- Bala oil is useful in postpartum.
- Bala oil is helpful in males with poor semen quality and quantity.
- In the traditional system of medicine, it is also used by women who want to conceive. In such cases, bala oil is administered via uttar basti. Uttar basti is a process where oil is administered through the vagina.
- In ancient times, bala oil was used by kings and wealthy people.
Bala Oil Ingredients
- Bala mool or Sida cordifolia
- Tila taila or sesame seed oil
- Cow’s milk
- Dasha mool dravya which includes the roots of ten plants:
- Bilva or Aegle marmelos
- Shyonaka or Oroxylum indicum
- Patala or Stereospermum suaveolens
- Gambhari or Gmelina arborea
- Agnimantha or Premna mucronata
- Brihati or Solanum indicum
- Kantakari or Solanum xanthocarpum
- Shalaparni or Desmodium gangeticum
- Prishniparni or Uraria picta
- Gokshura or Tribulus terrestris
- Kulath beeja or Macrotyloma uniflorum
- Yava or Hordeum vulgare
- Badri vriksha tvaka or Ziziphus mauritiana
- Jivaka or Microstylis wallichii
- Rishabhaka or Manilkara hexandra
- Kakoli or Roscoea procera
- Ksheer kakoli or Lilium polyphyllum
- Meda or Polygonatum verticillatum
- Maha meda or Polygonatum cirrhifolium
- Riddhi or Habenaria edgeworthii
- Vriddhi or Habenaria intermedia
- Jeevanti or Leptadenia reticulata
- Mulethi or licorice or Glycyrrhiza glabra
- Mashaparni or Teramnus labialis
- Mudgaparni or Phaseolus tribulus
- Shatavari or Asparagus racemosus
- Devdaru or Cedrus deodara
- Manjishtha or Rubia cordifolia
- Kushtha or Saussurea lappa
- Shaileya or Parmelia perlata
- Tagar or Valeriana wallichii
- Agru or Aquilaria agallocha
- Saindhava lavana or rock salt
- Vacha or Acorus calamus
- Punarnava or Boerhavia diffusa
- Jatamansi or Nardostachys jatamansi
- Shweta sariva or Hemidesmus indicus
- Krishna sariva or Cryptolepis buchanana
- Tej patra or Cinnamomum tamala
- Saunf or fennel seeds or Foeniculum vulgare
- Ashwagandha or Withania somnifera
- Sukshma ela or cardamom or Elettaria cardamomum
- Water
Side Effects
There are no known side effects of Ayurvedic bala oil. However, if you have any health problems or allergies to any of its ingredients, then be sure to discuss it with your Ayurvedic practitioner or health care provider before use. Bala oil is for topical use only. It is not approved for internal use in the United States.
*Always consult your Ayurvedic practitioner or health care provider before using herbal supplements.
About the Author
Dr. Alka Sharma, BAMS is an Ayurvedic practitioner and an avid learner of the field. She graduated with a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Dayanand Ayurvedic College, Jalandhar, Punjab in India. She has been practicing Ayurvedic medicine and doing related work for the last six years. She works as an independent consultant in Ayurveda through online consultancy services. She has a personal app on the Google play store where she consults patients on their health problems following the Ayurveda medical sciences. She additionally has a Masters degree in Business Administration for Health Sciences from Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), India.
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