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Eucalyptus Taila तैलपर्ण
Eucalyptus globulus
अन्य नाम: Eucalyptus Taila, Nilgiri oil, Eucalyptus Oil
प्रयोज्य अंग: Leaf Oil, Oil
| रस | तिक्त (Bitter), कषाय (Astringent) |
|---|---|
| गुण | लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry) |
| वीर्य | उष्ण (Hot) |
| विपाक | कटु (Pungent) |
| दोष-कर्म | कफ और वात का शमन |
| प्रभाव | Classical systemic action |
सार-संक्षेप
- वानस्पतिक नाम: Eucalyptus globulus
- प्रयोज्य अंग: Leaf Oil, Oil
- दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन
- सामान्य मात्रा: External use.
Eucalyptus Taila के अन्य भाषाओं में नाम
परिचय
Nilgiri (Eucalyptus globulus) is the blue gum, an Australian tree planted across the hills of southern and north-eastern India since the 1840s. Its leaves yield a sharp, camphoraceous oil dominated by cineole.
It has no place in the classical Nighantus — the tree reached India long after they were written — but it entered Indian practice through the nineteenth-century pharmacopoeias and is now standard in balms, inhalations and pain oils for its penetrating, decongestant action.
वर्गीकरण
Family Myrtaceae. The leaf and the oil distilled from it are the officinal parts. By the properties assigned to it in later Indian works: Rasa Katu and Tikta; Guna Laghu, Tikshna; Virya Ushna; Vipaka Katu. Pacifies Kapha and Vata.
उपयोग एवं लाभ
Used almost entirely externally. The oil is applied to the chest and back in cold congestion, inhaled in steam for a blocked nose and sinuses, and rubbed into muscles and joints for aching pain. In this catalogue it appears in the topical pain oils, where its penetrating warmth carries the other ingredients into the tissue.
Nilgiri oil for congestion
Added to hot water and inhaled, or rubbed on the chest, the oil opens a blocked nose and loosens thick catarrh. This is its commonest household use and the reason it appears in balms.
Nilgiri oil for aching muscles
Applied with a carrier oil it produces a warming, counter-irritant effect used for muscular pain, stiffness and joint ache — the basis of its inclusion in pain-relief oils.
मात्रा — कितना लें
External use. Dilute the oil to 1–3% in a carrier before applying to skin; 2–3 drops in hot water for steam inhalation. Not for internal use in this catalogue's preparations.
मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति और अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से परामर्श अवश्य लें।
पारम्परिक प्रयोग — शास्त्रों के आधार पर प्रश्नोत्तर
उत्तर इस द्रव्य के लिए अंकित सन्दर्भों तथा गुण-कर्म से लिए गए हैं। कोई ऐसा अध्याय-श्लोक सन्दर्भ नहीं दिया गया जो अभिलेख में न हो।
आयुर्वेद में Eucalyptus Taila किन स्थितियों में प्रयुक्त होता है?
Used almost entirely externally. The oil is applied to the chest and back in cold congestion, inhaled in steam for a blocked nose and sinuses, and rubbed into muscles and joints for aching pain. In this catalogue it appears in the topical pain oils, where its penetrating warmth carries the other ingredients into the tissue.
Eucalyptus Taila के आयुर्वेदीय गुण-कर्म क्या हैं?
रस तिक्त (Bitter), कषाय (Astringent), गुण लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry), वीर्य उष्ण (Hot), विपाक कटु (Pungent). दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन. प्रभाव: Classical systemic action.
Eucalyptus Taila को यह दोष-कर्म क्यों दिया गया है?
द्रव्यगुण में दोष-कर्म रस, गुण, वीर्य एवं विपाक से निकलता है। Eucalyptus Taila का वीर्य उष्ण (Hot) है और विपाक कटु (Pungent) — इसी से इसका कर्म बनता है: कफ और वात का शमन.
Eucalyptus Taila का कौन-सा अंग औषधि रूप में प्रयुक्त होता है?
प्रयोज्य अंग: Leaf Oil, Oil.
Eucalyptus Taila की शास्त्रोक्त मात्रा कितनी है?
External use. Dilute the oil to 1–3% in a carrier before applying to skin; 2–3 drops in hot water for steam inhalation. Not for internal use in this catalogue's preparations. मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति एवं अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से पुष्टि अवश्य करें।
Eucalyptus Taila का प्रयोग कब वर्जित है?
FOR EXTERNAL USE. Eucalyptus oil is toxic if swallowed, and even small amounts are dangerous to children — keep well out of reach. Never apply to the face or under the nose of an infant or young child, where it can cause spasm of the airway. Always dilute; undiluted oil irritates skin. Avoid in asthma if inhalation triggers symptoms.
Eucalyptus Taila कहाँ पाया जाता है?
Native to south-eastern Australia. In India it is planted extensively in the Nilgiris, the Western Ghats, Himachal Pradesh and the north-east, both for timber and for leaf oil distillation.
शास्त्रीय सन्दर्भ
- Not in the classical Nighantus — Post-classical introduction
Eucalyptus reached India in the 1840s, long after the classical texts were composed. It has no varga in Bhavaprakasha or Charaka. - Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Nilgiri Taila
Standardised in the modern Indian pharmacopoeia for external use; cineole is the marker constituent.
सुरक्षा एवं सावधानियाँ
FOR EXTERNAL USE. Eucalyptus oil is toxic if swallowed, and even small amounts are dangerous to children — keep well out of reach. Never apply to the face or under the nose of an infant or young child, where it can cause spasm of the airway. Always dilute; undiluted oil irritates skin. Avoid in asthma if inhalation triggers symptoms.
प्राप्ति स्थान
Native to south-eastern Australia. In India it is planted extensively in the Nilgiris, the Western Ghats, Himachal Pradesh and the north-east, both for timber and for leaf oil distillation.
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
Can Nilgiri oil be taken internally?
No. Eucalyptus oil is toxic when swallowed and is used externally only in these preparations. Keep it away from children.
Why is a non-classical herb in Ayurvedic formulations?
It entered Indian practice through the nineteenth-century pharmacopoeias and is now standardised in the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India for external use. We list it honestly as post-classical rather than assigning it a Nighantu reference it never had.
