Panchavalkadi Tailam

Panchavalkadi Tailam is an Ayurveda medicine in the form of medicated oil, mainly prescribed in the treatments of skin care and used in the treatment of s eczema, dermatitis, herpes. It balances Pitta and Kapha.

The main ingredient is Panchavalka, it refers to the five medicinal (Ficus family) tree barks. It is prepared according to the Sahasra yoga – Tailayoga Prakarana and formulate on the basis of Kerala Ayurveda principles,  the base oil is used sesame oil.

Herbal plants and other ingredients used in the preparation of  Panchavalkadi Tailam 

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• Oil of Sesamum indicum or Coconut oil
• Vata – Ficus bengalensis Linn
• Aswatta – Ficus religiosa
• Udumbara – Ficus Racemosa Linn
• Plaksha – Ficus Lacor 
• Parisha – Ficus Arnottiana – These above five Ficus  barks are together called as Panchavalkala
• Nisha – Turmeric – Rajani-Turmeric-Curcuma longa
• Gopi – Sariva  – Indian Sarsaparilla – Hemidesmus Indicus
• Rambha – Coconut stem -Cocos nucifera
• Kamala – Nelumbium Speciosum
• Utpala – Nymphaea stellata
• Madhuka – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
• Twak – Cinnamon – Cinnamomum zeylanicum
• Sevya – Usheera – Vetiveria zizanioides zizanioides
• Abhaya – Terminalia chebula
• Chandana-Sandal-Santalum album