Takradhara ( Head shower by Buttermilk)

Shirodhara  ( Oil Shower on head ) Part 2

On  Monday   4 Jan  16

Takradhara ( Head shower by Buttermilk)

Butter milk is used for dhara.

·       Indications-

1.  Premature graying of hair.

2.  Psoriasis

3.   Headache ,specially of chronic type like Migraine

4.  Strengthening  Immunity by increasing quality & quantity of Oja .

5.   Tingling numbness of extremities.

6.  Makes bony joints more stout

7.  Burning sensation all over the body or at the foot and palm.

·       Preparation of medicated butter milk ( With Amalaki)

1.  Medicated Butter milk is  prepared on the previous day of Shirodhara & the decoction on the day of the dhara procedure itself.

2.  First 1 liter of cow’s milk is boiled & cooled.

3.  20 ml of curd is added to it & kept overnight for fermentation.

4.  Next day morning curd is churned & we get the butter milk.

5.  Now prepare a Decoction or Kwath --

For this 2 Kg crude or bharad Amalaki is taken  & 8 lit of water is added .Boil it to reduce it to 2 liters . Decoction is strained to get the clear liquid

Lastly Buttermilk is added in this Decoction & this liquid is used for Shirodhara as Medicated Buttermilk

·       Preparation of medicated butter milk ( With Musta & Amalaki)

1.  Crushed tubers of Musta or Nagarmotha is taken in a square cotton piece &  tied into pack.

2.  This pack is placed in vessel of  8 Lit capacity .

3.  1.5 lit of cow’s milk & 6 lit  of water is taken  into this vessel.Mixture is boiled to reduce it to remain 1.5 lit

4.  Then  pack of Musta is squeezed  & the decoction is strained to another vessel

5.  To this decoction 20ml of curd is added & kept over night for fermentation

Next morning decoction of Amalaki is prepared . For this 2 Kg crude or bharad amalaki is taken  & 8 lit of water is added .Boil it to reduce it to 2 liters . Decoction is strained to get the clear liquid

6.  This Amalaki decoction is now mixed with already prepared medicated butter milk & churned vigorously to extract the butter.Butter is removed & Buttermilk is used for Shirodhara

Preparation of medicated butter milk ( With Jatamansi  & Sarpagandha )

Boil 2 Lit of Milk .Add 25 Gm powder each of Sarpagandha & Jatamansi .Add 20 ml of curd in it .Keep this mixture overnight for fermentation

Next day churn this curd vigorously .Remove the butter from it .Use this medicated Buttermilk for Shirodhara .Very good material to treat the longstanding cases of Insomnia

Prof.Dr.R.R.Deshpande --- 9226810630

Dr.Sachin Sarpotdar -------- 9822795363

Dr,Mayura Shinde ---------- 7276866831

Shirodhara ( Oil Shower on head ) Part 1

Shirodhara  ( Oil Shower on head ) Part 1

On  Sunday  2 Jan  16

Shirodhara /Shiraseka

Introduction – Shirodhara is a type of Murdha Taila .Murdha means head .Fomentation by warm oil to head is called as Murdha Taila or Shira Tarpan .Vagbhata in Ah Hr. Sutra 22/23 has described 4 types of Murdha Taila – i) Shirobyanga ii) Shira Seka iii) Pichu iv) Shirobasti .In all these procedures oil is expected to retain in head region .In these procedures oil is acting on head in increasing time from Shirobhanga to Shirobasti .So naturally they are more beneficial in same ascending sequence

l Continuous pouring of decoction, oil or other liquids like milk or buttermilk  on forehead & then allowing it to flow over scalp using a specialized instrument dhara yantra is known as shiraseka, popularly known as shirodhara.

l Here pouring of oil is followed by Abhyanga ( Full body syncrone massage for 20 minutes) ,Facial massage

Indications: ( Referance – Charak Sutra 5 /78 to 80)

l Headache

l Hair fall ,Premature graying of hair

l Insomnia

l To increase the power of sensory & Motor organs

l To improve skin texture & complexion

l Mental stress

l Hypertension

l Dermatological conditions like eruptions, Psoriasis ( Takra dhara)

l Pediculosis

l Anxiety

l Psychological illness

Material

l  6 feet long & 4 feet wide cotton cloth for draping the body.

l Medicated  or plain oil or other liquids like milk,buttermilk or decoction

l Cotton pads to cover eyes

l Ribbon of gauze to tie on forehead ( to avoid oil to enter into eye)

Dhara table

l Depressed head portion to accommodate head  (approximately 45cm in diameter)

l A small hole of 1 cm diameter at the centre of the shallow depression,to drain oil  

                

Dhara yantra

l It consists of dhara pot, coconut shell a small stick ,size of little finger, & wick prepared from the cotton wool or gauze.

l Dhara pot – unique vessel of two liter capacity having hole of half cm diameter at the bottom of vessel

Preparation of dhara pot

l Plantain or coconut shell  is cut into a round, & the diameter of which should be lesser than that of dhara pot.

l Plantain or coconut shell is gently heated in a direct fire to reduce its stiffness.

l The nutshell is then placed in the vessel upside down

l Now the prepared dhara pot is mounted on a stand.

Utility of Specific Dhara Patra

l The coconut  shell placed upside down prevents the solid reaching the pore of Dhara patra & obstruction due to it.

l The wick helps in the steady stream of flow rather than turbulent flow of liquids.

Prof.Dr.R.R.Deshpande --- 9226810630

Dr.Sachin Sarpotdar -------- 9822795363

Dr,Mayura Shinde ---------- 7276866831