Kumkumadi Tailam – Benefits, How To Use, Ingredients, Side Effects, Reference

Kumkumadi Tailam is Ayurvedic herbal oil used for face massage. It is helpful to improve skin texture, complexion and also to relieve skin problems such as acne, scars etc. Kumkuma means saffron, which is the main ingredient of this medicine.

Kumkumadi Thailam Benefits:

• • Improves skin complexion and texture.

  • Relieves blemishes, acne, acne scars, white and black heads, dark circle, sun tans, wrinkles.

  • It is a good face massage oil.

  • It has both cleansing and nourishing effect on skin.

  • It has anti aging qualities.

How To Use?

• • Take just 3 -5 drops of the oil into your hands, apply a light coat of it evenly onto the face or to the acne area.

  • Do a gentle massage with your fingers.

  • Leave it for 10 – 20 minutes.

  • Wash off with hot water.

  • It can be used for 2 – 3 times in a day, continuously for a week. After that, it can be used once daily.

Synonyms:

Kumkumadi Thailam, Kumkumadi Taila, Kumkumadi tail.

Kumkumadi Tailam side effects:

People with oily skin type should use it in small quantities, for not more than once a day.

It is better to test this oil over a small skin area before starting using it. If you develop any rash / burning / itching sensation, avoid using it. Arya Vaidya Sala Kumkumadi taila caused such rash in one of my clients, who used it for dark circles.

Companies that manufacture Kumkumadi Thailam

• • AVN Ayurveda Formulations Pvt. Ltd. - Packing – 10 ml

  • Arya Vaidya Sala – Kottakkal, AVP, Unjha Ayurvedic Pharmacy

Kumkumadi thailam ingredients:

48 grams of each of

Keshara – Saffron – Crocus sativus

Chandana – Pterocarpus santalinus

Laksha – Laccifer lacca

Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia

Madhuyashtika – Licorice

Kaliyaka - Berberis aristata

Usheera – Vetiveria zizanioides

Padmaka – Prunus cerasoides

Neelotpala - Nymphaea stellata

Nyagrodha - Ficus bengalensis

Plaksha - Ficus lacor

Kamala keshara – Pollen of Lotus – Nelumbo nucifera

Dashamoola – Group of ten roots -

Bilva – Aegle marmelos

Agnimantha – Premna mucronata

Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum

Gambhari – Gmelina arborea

Patala – Stereospermum suaveolens

Shalaparni – Desmodium gangeticum

Prinshnaparni – Urarica picta

Gokshura – Tribulus terrestris

Brihati – Solanum indicum

Kantakari – Solanum xanthocarpum

water for decoction – 9.126 liters

Boiled and reduced to – 2.304 liters

12 grams of each of

Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia

Madhuka – Madhuca longifolia

Laksha – Laccifer lacca

Pattanga - Caesalpinia sappan

Yastimadhu – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra

Taila – Oil of sesamum indicum – 192 ml

Goat milk – Aja ksheera – 384 ml

Method of preparation -

First set of herbs (except saffron) upto Dashamoola roots are added to water, boiled and Kashayam is prepared, filtered.

A big vessel is taken. The above Kashayam, sesame oil and herb powders From Manjishta to Yastimadhu, along with goat milk and sesame oil are added to vessel. Boiled in mild fire till the Thailam is prepared.

Traditional significance:

This special herbal oil was prepared first by Ashwin Twins – The Gods of Indian medicine.

Reference: Bhaishajya Ratnavali – 60/115-120

कुङ्कुमं चन्दनं लाक्षा मञ्जिष्ठा मधुयष्टिका ।

कालीयकमुशीरञ्च पद्मकं नीलमुत्पलम् ॥

न्यग्रोधपदा: प्लक्षस्य शुङ्गा: पद्मस्य केशरम् ।

द्विपञ्चमूलसहितै: कषायै: पलिकै: पृथक् ॥

जलाढकं विपक्तव्यं पादशेषमथोद्धरेत् ।

मञ्जिष्ठा मधुकं लाक्षा पत्तङ्गमधुयष्टिके॥

कर्षप्रमाणैरेतैस्तु तैलस्य कुडवं पचेत् ।

अजाक्षीरं द्विगुणितं शनैर्मृद्वग्निना पचेत् ॥

सम्यक् पक्वं परं ह्येतन्मुखवर्णप्रसादनम् ।

नीलिकापिडकाव्यङ्गान् अभ्यङ्गदेव नाशयेत् ॥

सप्तरात्रप्रयोगेण भवेत्काञ्चनसन्निभम् ।

कुङ्कुमाद्यमिदं तैलमश्विभ्यां निर्मितं पुरा ॥

kuṅkumaṃ candanaṃ lākṣā mañjiṣṭhā madhuyaṣṭikā |

kālīyakamuśīrañca padmakaṃ nīlamutpalam ||

nyagrodhapadā: plakṣasya śuṅgā: padmasya keśaram |

dvipañcamūlasahitai: kaṣāyai: palikai: pṛthak ||

jalāḍhakaṃ vipaktavyaṃ pādaśeṣamathoddharet |

mañjiṣṭhā madhukaṃ lākṣā pattaṅgamadhuyaṣṭike||

karṣapramāṇairetaistu tailasya kuḍavaṃ pacet |

ajākṣīraṃ dviguṇitaṃ śanairmṛdvagninā pacet ||

samyak pakvaṃ paraṃ hyetanmukhavarṇaprasādanam |

nīlikāpiḍakāvyaṅgān abhyaṅgadeva nāśayet ||

saptarātraprayogeṇa bhavetkāñcanasannibham |

kuṅkumādyamidaṃ tailamaśvibhyāṃ nirmitaṃ purā ||

Easy home remedy to improve your skin tone:

-Take 1 tsp fresh cucumber juice

-Add 6-7 drops of lemon juice and a pinch of turmeric powder to it

-Make a fine paste and apply it evenly on your face

-Let it dry for half an hour

-Wash it off with plain water

Apply twice a week to get a smooth and glowing skin!