Neelibhringadi coconut oil is prepared with herbs like Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis), coconut milk, Eclipta alba, Cardiospermm halicacabum, Centella asiatica, Bacopa monnieri, Indigofera tinctora, Glycyrhiza glabra, Abrus precatorius.

Based on coconut oil Neelibringadi hair oil gives luster and a pleasant smell to hair. Neelibhringadi coconut hair oil prevents hair loss, prevents dandruffs, and fights premature graying of hair.

This article is not to promote a hair oil, but to bring forth the fact that Ayurvedic hair care has the best solutions for many beauty problems faced by both men and women.

Having healthy glowing hair is a sign of good health and active life.

Neelibhringadi thailam or neelibhringadi oil is meant for women. One has to apply the oil at night before going to bed and wash it off the following morning. Continue this for one to six months to see the difference in the form of dark, shining, thicker and longer growing hair.

For women who are sensitive to cold hair oils, need to apply the oil two hours before bathing. Leaving the oil on the scalp overnight can cause cold to some people.

For those who are not sensitive to cooling effect on head can have a good nightÂ’s sleep, as a bonus.

It will be a loss if one brands Neelibhringadi oil simply as a hair care oil. It is also good for sukanidra (good sleep). It has a soothing effect on brain and nervous system. The calm brain helps you organize your day in most effective manner, while avoiding instances of stress and tensions.

The smell of herbs emanating from this preparatory coconut oil is soothing.

They are used for topical application to cure body pain or joint pains. It is also usable in different beauty care therapies.

They emanate the smell of the medicine, which can sometimes feel very unnatural and socially repulsive. There are also medicinal oils that smell sweet.

They too are prepared by boiling Ayurvedic herbs in coconut oil or sesame oil.

Charaka acharya in his script, Charaka Samhita states that Rasayana is something that promotes vigour in the healthy. According to him the results of rasayana chikitsa are long life, sharp memory, increased intelligence, freedom from diseases, youthfulness, excellence in complexion, sweet voice, good physical strength, better use of five senses, and acceptance by other people.

Chyavanaprasham (also spelt — chyavanaprash, chyavanaprasam, chyavanvaprasa, chyavanapras) and Lehya (lehyam) come in rasayana therapy. Chyavanaprasam from different companies are available in different medical shops, grocery stores, pharmacists, etc. Chyavanaprasham is especially recommended to students, and persons with cough, and weak physique.

Rasayana chikitsa or rasayana therapy is best associated with panchakarma therapy, where the rasayanas or lehyas revitalizes the body cells.

However, rasayanas are available for independent use also. You can find rasayanas can be used without undergoing panchakarma therapy.

Bhringaraj Ayurvedic hair oil prepared primarily from Kayyonni (False Daisy – Eclipta alba) with sesame oil base. Bhringaraj Ayurvedic hair oil is beneficial in darkening the hair, prevent hair loss and to treat dandruff and dryness of scalp.

This oil is recommended for persons suffering from premature graying, premature hair fall and balding. It is nourishing to the scalp. It avoids splitting of hair and makes it soft and manageable.

You can either choose to apply this oil on hair for an hour before shampooing away or can leave it on hair overnight.

The oil also has soothing effect on nervous system.

Sports medicine (kalaripayattu) used different types of thyla massages to bring forth flexibility to the body and in treating sports injuries by massaging.

Only a qualified person can give thaila massage as there are specific methods of applying pressure at limbs, torso, joints and neck. A wrong method can worsen the injury.

Thaila are prepared mainly with coconut oil as the base and boiled with many medicinal herbs. There are hundreds of thaila based on the herbs used and based on the purpose of the thaila.

Thaila of different types are available to cure arthritis pain, joint injuries, reshaping out of shape limbs, etc. Ayurveda practitioners in Kerala can treat broken limbs by proper massage and application of medicated oil. The broken bones are placed in the right manner. The pieces of bone are got to place by careful massage. The bones are then made immobile by tying some solid pieces of coconut leaves after wrapping them with cotton cloth dipped in medicated oil. In most cases the bone will fuse together in two or three weeks.

Thailas are extremely powerful. Thaila prepared for one specific function may not be beneficial in another case. Sometimes it can be even counter productive.

Ayurvedic pills are herbal combinations manufactured for long-term safe storage.

Ayurvedic choorna sometimes are used as such – like the one in nasya (nasal administration) therapy or dantha dhawana choornam or the Ayurvedic powder used for cleaning teeth.

Sometimes the choornas are taken in with milk, ghee, or mixed in warm water.

Kashayas are herbal combination decoctions derived after several hours of boiling at specific heat. Medicinal herbs are added at the right intervals to retain optimum quality of the medicine. Kashaya can be as simple as a herbal tea (basil leaf tea) to very complex kashayas with thirty to hundred different herbs in the right combination.

The parts of plants used in kashaya production can be leaves, flowers or roots. Sometimes the whole plant is used in the preparation of the kashaya.

Some preparations doesn’t use any of milk, ghee or oil, but many use them. They smell sweet, is semi solid and floats on water.

Lehyas are used as restoration medicine.

The ghrits are prescribed only by a practicing Ayurvedic physician. A ghrit is selected based on the requirements of the person. Ghrits are usually taken with milk or water. The digestive capacity of the person determines the dose for the person.

Medicated ghrits or medicinal ghee also prevent and treat ulcers.