A REVIEW ON ERANDADI TAILA: CLASSICAL INDICATIONS, PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES, AND CLINICAL UTILITY
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https://doi.org/10.22159/prl.ijayush.v15i06%20(June).2066Keywords:
Erandadi Taila, Eranda Taila, Vata Vyadhi, Shothahara, Vedanasthapana, Medicated oilAbstract
Erandadi Taila is a classical medicated oil preparation used in Ayurveda for conditions involving pain, stiffness, swelling, restricted movement, and Vata-Kapha predominance. It contains Eranda Taila as the main oil base along with drugs such as Manjishtha, Musta, Dhanyaka, Triphaladi Dravya, Agnimantha, Hribera, Vata Shrunga, Nisha, Daruharidra, Nilia, Bheshaja, Ketaki, and Dadhi Kanjika. The formulation shows properties like Shothahara, Vedanasthapana, Vatahara, Kapha Shamaka, Deepana, Pachana, Raktashodhaka, and Vrana Shodhaka. From a modern view, many ingredients of this formulation possess anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, wound healing, and circulatory-supporting actions. Due to these combined actions, Erandadi Taila may be clinically useful in painful inflammatory conditions, local stiffness, musculoskeletal disorders, skin-related inflammatory states, and conditions where external oleation and local tissue nourishment are required.References
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