A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF JATYADI TAILAM

In Ayurveda, Sneha Kalpana refers to the formulation and preparation of medicated fats or oils, typically using grita (ghee), taila(oil), vasa(animal fat), or majja (bone marrow) as the base and processed with medicinal drugs. These formulations are widely used for both internal (abhyantara) and external (bahya) therapeutic purposes. Jatyadi taila is a herbo-mineral formulation prescribed by many physicians for external application in Vrana. It is mentioned in various classical textbooks such as Sharangadhara Samhita, Gada Nigraha, Bhaishajya Ratnavali, Bhavaprakasha, Vangasena Samhita, Yogaratnakara etc. The first ingredient in this formulation is Jati (Jasminum grandiflorum). So it is called as Jatyadi taila. Jati is tridosha samana drug, vatahara because of Ushna virya, pitta samaka due to Tikta kashaya rasa, and kapha samaka due to Ushna virya, katu vipaka and tikta kashaya rasa. While examining the formulation, it was observed that nearly all the ingredients have properties that help restore tridosha to its balanced state. On 15 references, it came to notice that the references, that are quoted in the Sharangadhara Samhita, Bhaishajya Ratnavali vranasotha, Bhavaprakasha vranasotha, Yogaratnakara sadhyovrana are the same. Yoga mentioned in Bhavaprakasha, Vangasena samhitha, Yoga Ratnakara are also the same and is explained in the context of danta nadi in Mukharoga adhyaya. This article brings together the introduction, materials and methods, method of preparation, references from various classical texts, perspectives on the composition as interpreted by different Acharyas, a review of the drug, pharmacological properties of its ingredients, along with a discussion and conclusion.