This document discusses Kottumchukkadi taila, an Ayurvedic herbal oil used to treat vata disorders. It provides the ingredients of the taila which include kushta, shunti, vacha, shigru, lasuna, kaartotti, devadaru, sarshapa, rasna, and til oil. The taila is described in Sahasrayoga and AFI as beneficial for vata disorders. The probable mode of action is discussed, including pacifying vata, improving agni and digestion, and removing ama toxins. A proposed clinical trial is mentioned to study the effects of snehapana with this taila for carpal tunnel syndrome

2. शरीरजानाां दोषाणाां क्रमेण परमौषधम ्।
बस्तिर्विरेको वमनां िथा िैलां घृिां मधु॥
(अ.हृ.सु.१/२५)
िैलादद िु शमन तवरूपेणौषधम् ।िथेति
क्रमेणैव। वाितय िैलां
Acc to Acharya Vaghbata among the
shamana oushadhis taila, gritha and
madhu are considered to be the best for
vata, pitta and kapha dosha respectively.

3. Sneha kalpana is a unique
preparation in which the drugs are
processed with oil or ghee. In Ayurveda
Taila is considered to be the best
medicament in treating vatavyadhis.
One among such Taila which is
commonly prescribed in vatavydhi is
Kottumchukkadi Taila. It is explained
only in Sahasrayoga, Taila prakarana.
The same reference is explained in AFI.

4. Kottum = Kushta
Chukka = Shunti
The name denotes that taila contains
kushta and nagara etc drugs in it as ingredients.

5. REFERENCES
SAHASRAYOGA TAILA PRAKARANA AFI TAILA PRAKARANA
कोटदटांचुक्क
ु वयांपु शशग्रु
लशुनां कािोदट देवद्रुम।
शसद्धाथं सुवहामरच्चु
तिलजां दध्ना च चचन्चारसे॥
िोटटा लोटटु मुटक्क
ु
िीरुमतिलुां वािां िोडािेक
े डुां ।
चचांतिप्पानरु िेन्नुलेशलिु
मणेमंत्रौषधानाां बलां ॥
क
ु ष्ठां शुण्ठी वचा शशग्रुुः कािोटदट लशुनां
िथा ।
शसद्धाथं सुवहा देवद्रुमां र्पष्टवाऽथ पाचयेि्
।।
दचधचचांचारसौ दत्वा िैलमभ्यङ्गहेिवे।
वािव्याचधप्रशमनां मात्रतिम्भर्वनाशनम ् ।।
अचचन्त्योऽतय प्रभावो दह
मणणमन्त्राददवत्तमृिुः।।

6. KUSHTA -1/9TH PART
NAGARA -1/9 PART
VAYAMBU (VACHA)-
1/9PART
SHIGRU - 1/9TH PART
LASHUNA - 1/9TH PART
KAARTOTTI (HIMSRA)-
1/9TH
DEVADARU - 1/9th
part
SARSHAPA - 1/9th
part
RASNA - 1/9th part
TILA TAILA - 4 PART
DADHI - 4 PART
CHINCHA RASA - 16PART

7. Method of Preparation:
Mooorchita tila taila is taken in a clean vessel and placed
over mandagni.
It is heated until the phena appears on the surface of the
taila and the agni being given is stopped at this stage
.
Later dadhi followed by chinch rasa and the powder of all
the drugs mentioned earlier are added to the taila and
stirred.
Then the paatra is placed over mandagni and
paaka is done for 2 ? days until the sneha siddhi
lakshanas are seen.

8. Dosage
Used externally
for abhyanga.
Internally
based on
shamana
shodhana
snehamatra &
Avastha of rogi.
Indication
Vataroga,
Amavata,
Shotha, Anga
stambha.
Shelf life 3
years.

9. Analytical
Parameters:
Organoleptic characters:
Colour - Reddish Brown
Smell - Faint
Touch - Oily
Taste - Bitter
Loss on drying at 110 c -
Negligible.
Ash value -
Negligible.
Acid
value
not <
3.2
not >
5.5
Saponific
ation v
not <
188.0
not >
194.0
Iodine
value
not <
98.0
not >
101.0
Volatile
content
not >
0.18 %
Refractive
index
not <
1.464
not >
1.467

10. Botanical name : Saussurea lappa
Family : Asteraceae
Rasa : Tikta, Katu, Madhura.
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha, Teekshna.
Veerya :Ushna.
Vipaka : Katu.
Doshaghnata : Kaphavatashamaka.
Karma : Dourgandhyanashana , Jantughna etc..
Rogaghnata : Kushta, Shwasa, vatavyadi ,jeernajwara.
Research articles available on Pub Med.
Total articles -49 (Anti inflammatory, Anti arthritic & Immuno modulatory
activity)
1) Evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential of the ethanolic extract
of the Saussurea lappa root (costus) on adjuvant-induced
monoarthritis in rats.
2) Purification of Sesquiterpenes from Saussurea Lappa Roots by
High Speed Counter Current Chromatography.

11. Botanical name : Zinziber Officinale
Family : Zinziberaceae.
Rasa : Katu
Guna : Laghu snigda
Veerya : Ushna
Vipaka : Madhura
Doshagnata : Kaphavata shamaka
Karma : Agni deepaka, Hridya, Ruchya, Swarya
Research articles available on Pub Med.
Total articles -329(antiinflammatory, analgesic, anti arthritic &
14immunomodulatory activity)
1) Gingerol exhibits potent anti-mycobacterial and
immunomodulatory activity
2) Effects of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) on decreasing the
production of inflammatory mediators in osteoarthritic cartilage
explants.
3) Comparative effects of two gingerol-containing Zingiber officinale
extracts on experimental rheumatoid arthritis

12. Botanical name : Acorus calamus.
Family : Araceae.
Rasa : Katu, Tikta.
Guna : Laghu, Teekshna.
Veerya : Ushna.
Vipaka : Katu.
Prabhava : Medhya
Doshaghnata : vatakaphahara.
Karma : Pachaka, vamaka, Vak prada etc..
Rogaghnata : Vata jwara, atisara, Granthi, shopha
Research articles available on Pub Med.
Total articles -20(antiinflammatory, analgesic, anti arthritic &
immunomodulatory activity)
1) Evaluation of the wound-healing activity and anti-inflammatory
activity of aqueous extracts from Acorus calamus L
2)Acorus calamus effect on neurological & metabolic disorders.

13. Botanical name : Moringa oliefera.
Family : Moringaceae.
Rasa : Katu, Tikta.
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha, tikshna.
Veerya : Ushna.
Vipaka : katu.
Karma : grahi, deepana, shothohara
Doshaghnata : Kapha-vatahara.
Rogaghnata : Krimi, pliharoga, medo roga etc..
Research articles available on Pub Med.
Total articles -86 (antiinflammatory, analgesic, anti arthritic & immuno
modulatory activity)
1) A Review of the Phytochemical and Pharmacological Characteristics
of Moringa oleifera
2) Immunomodulatory activity of methanolic leaf extract of Moringa
oleifera in Wistar albino rats
3) Moringa oleifera, a species with potential analgesic and anti-
inflammatory activities

14. Botanical name : Allium sativum.
Rasa : Amla varjita pancha rasa.
Guna : Snigdha, Guru, Tikshna.
Veerya : Ushna.
Vipaka : Katu.
Karma : Balya, brimhana, rasayana.
Doshaghnata : Vata-kaphahara.
Rogaghnata : Vata-vyadhi, shula, ajirna, gulma etc..
Research articles available on Pub Med.
Total articles -239 (antiinflammatory, analgesic, anti arthritic & 86immuno modulatory
activity)
1) Immunomodulation and anti-inflammatory effects of garlic compounds
2)(An overview of organosulfur compounds from Allium spp.: From processing
and preservation to evaluation of their bioavailability, antimicrobial, and anti-
inflammatory properties

15. Botanical name : Capparis separia.
Family : Capparidaceae.
Guna : Ruksha, Laghu.
Karma : Deepana, shothohara.
Doshagnata : Kapha-vatahara.
Rogaghnata : Sleepada, granthi, shotha, yoniroga.
Part used : Root, leaf.
 Research articles available on Pub Med.
 Total articles - 4(hepatoprotective & antidiabetic)
1) Protective effects of Capparis sepiaria root extracts against
acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in Wistar rats

16. Botanical name : Cedrus deodora.
Rasa : Tikta, Katu, Kashaya.
Guna : Ruksha, Laghu.
Veerya : Ushna.
Vipaka : Katu.
Doshaghnata : Kapha-vatahara.
Rogaghnata : Kasa, shwasa, krimi, jwara, kandu, dipana.
Research articles available on Pub Med.
Total articles -133 (antiinflammatory, analgesic & immuno modulatory activity)
1) Studies on the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of Cedrus
deodara (Roxb.) Loud. wood oil
2) Mast cell stabilizing and lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of Cedrus
deodara (Roxb.) Loud. wood oil
3) Chemical composition, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of
essential oil from pine needle (Cedrus deodara)

17. Rasa : Katu, Tikta
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha.
Veerya : Ushna.
Vipaka : Katu.
Karma : Vidahi, Vamaka.
Doshaghnata : Kapha-vatahara.
Rogaghnata : Krimi, kushta, kandu
Research articles available on Pub Med.
Total articles -401 (307antimicrobial, 66analgesic & immuno modulatory activity)
1) A mechanistic approach to HPLC analysis, antinociceptive, anti-
inflammatory and postoperative analgesic activities of panch phoron in
mice
2) Polyphenol contents and antioxidant activity of Brassica nigra (L.) Koch.
leaf extract

18. Botanical name : Alpinia galanga.
Family : Zinziberaceae.
Rasa : Tikta.
Guna : Guru.
Veerya : Ushna.
Vipaka : Katu.
Karma : Vayasthapana.
Doshaghnata : Kapha-vatahara.
 Research articles available on Pub Med.
 Total articles -906 (antimicrobial, analgesic & immuno modulatory activity)
1) Diarylheptanoid, a constituent isolated from methanol extract of
Alpinia officinarum attenuates TNF-α level in Freund's complete
adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats
2) Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of the ethanol extract of
Alpinia conchigera rhizomes in various animal models

19. Rasa : madhura,
Guna : guru, snigdha,
Veerya : usna,
vipaka : madhura
Doshaghnata : vata shamaka, pittavardhaka.
Karma : snehana, vedanasthapana, sandhaaniya.
 Research articles available on Pub Med.
 Total articles -57 (4 antiarthritic, analgesic & immuno modulatory activity)
1) Anti-Inflammatory and Anticancer Properties of Bioactive Compounds
from Sesamum indicum L.-A Review
2) Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of sesamin :
mechanisms of action and future directions.
3)The efficacy of topical sesame oil in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A
randomized double-blinded active-controlled non-inferiority clinical trial

20.  Rasa : Madhura, amla
 Anurasa : Kashaya.
 Guna : Snigdha.
 Veerya : Ushna.
 Vipaka : Madhura.
 Dhoshaghnata : Tridoshakrit,
 Karma : Balakara, Deepana, Ruchiprada.
 Rogaghnata : karshya, Peenasa, Vishamajwara, Atisara,
Arochaka, Mutrakricchra etcc.

21. Botanical name : Tamarindus indica.
Family : Caesalpinaceae.
Rasa : Madhura, Amla.
Guna : Guru, Rooksha.
Veerya : Ushna.
Vipaka : Amla.
Karma : Raktakrit, Basti shuddhikara,Ruchya.
Doshaghnata : Pittakrit.
 Research articles available on Pub Med.
 Total articles -63 (4 antiarthritic, analgesic & immuno modulatory activity)
1) Anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential of Tamarindus indica Linn.
(Fabaceae): a narrative review
2) Antimicrobial activity of extracts from Tamarindus indica L. leaves
3) Immunomodulatory effects of a polysaccharide from Tamarindus
indica

22. SAMPRAPTI OF VATAROGA & AMAVATA
Dhatu
kshaya
Marga
avaroda
Vata vyadi/
roga
Agni
mandya
Ama
visha
Sama
vata
Sthan samsraya
Sleshma sthana
Dusthi by
tridosha

23. PROBABLE MODE OF ACTION
 Vatavyadhi
Margaavaroda/ Avarana: Lekhaneeya & vibandahara anulomaka
property
Dhatukshaya: dhatvagnivruddi, Rasayana, brumhana & balya
property
 Amavata
Agnimandya: Dipana property
Amavisha: pachana & vishahara property
Avarana: lekhaniya avaranahara kaphachedana property.
 Note : Pitta involvement in elicited before admistration of this
taila.

24. Shamana snehapana with kottumchukkadi taila in Carpel
Tunnel Syndrome w.s.r to snehapaaka: A Randomized
double blind clinical trial.
Patil Rupesh Vilas, Manojkumar A.K
MD Scholar, Professor & H.O.D.
Dept of Panchakarma, VPSV Ayurveda College,
Kottakal, Kerala.

25. Particulars Group – A Group – B Group - C
No of
Participants
22 22 22
Trial drug Mrudu paaka Madhyama
paaka
Khara paaka
Dose 25-200 ml 25-200 ml 25-200 ml
Duration Upto
vyadhishamana /
max 15 days
Upto
vyadhishamana
/ max 15 days
Upto
vyadhishamana /
max 15 days
Anupana Luke warm water Luke warm
water
Luke warm water
Time 9-10 pm ( on good
appetite)
9-10 pm ( on
good appetite)
9-10 pm ( on
good appetite)
Diet before Kanji at 6 pm Kanji at 6 pm Kanji at 6 pm
Group Allocation and details of Intervention

26. On analysing the composition of Kottumchukkadi taila, it is
kapha vata shamaka. Many of the drugs produce lekhaniya,
shothahara and shoolahara karma. Lashuna also attributes the
property of balya and with its rasayana property it restores the cellular
integrity. In modern parlance, the anti-inflammatory action of vacha,
kushta and shigru is reported. The analgesic action of vacha, lashuna
and chincha patra rasa has been reported.
Kottumchukkadi taila which is having drugs performing
lekhaniya, shophahara and shoolahara and deepana karma help in
removing the kapha aavarana at manibandha and also help in
pacifying vata.

27. The dosha dominance in Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is
kapha vaata and taila has samyoga samskara property. It is
processed with shophahara, lekhaniya and shoolahara
dravyas.
On administering this taila as shamana snehapana, the
sneha properties like teekshna, sookshma, sara, vyavaayi
guna facilitate the transport of shophahara, shoolahara and
lekhaniya properties to madhyama roga marga which fecilitate
relieving the kapha association and help in pacifying vata.
Conclusion : In present clinical trial, shamana snehapana with
Kottamchukkadi taila is proved to be safe and effective in all 3

28. 2ND ARTICLE
 PHYSICO CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF
TRIVIDHA SNEHA PAAKA OF
KOTTAMCHUKKADI TAILA
Patil Rupesh Vilas 1*, Manojkumar A K 2
MD Scholar, Professor & H.O.D.
Dept of Panchakarma, VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakal,
Kerala.

29.  Parameters Gingelly Oil
 (Tila Taila) Kottamchukkadi Taila
 Mrdu Madhyama Khara
 Colour Yellowish brown Pale brown Light brown
Dark brown
 Odour Characteristic Pleasant Pleasant
Pleasant
 Refractive Index 1.463 1.469 1.471
1.472
 Specific gravity 0.922 0.922 0.926
0.927
 Acid value 4.24 7.27 6.45 5.89
 Saponification value 200.34 169.61 164.95 161.17
 Iodine value 111.48 103.29 102.34 100.04
 Peroxide value 0.49 0.46 0.45
0.43
 Mineral oil test -ve -ve -ve
-ve
 Rancidity test -ve -ve -ve
-ve

30. On analytical study of trividha paaka of Kottamchukkadi Taila, the loss
on drying, iodine value and acid value were found to be less in khara
paaka indicating fewer chances of early rancidity whereas
Saponification value and Peroxide value were higher in mrdu paaka
indicating better penetration in gastric mucosa when used for
Snehapaana (internal administration of taila). On experimental study,
mrdu, madhyama and khara paaka showed significant difference in
molecular level, concentration of active ingredients and penetration co-
efficient of active ingredients.

31. CONCLUSION
 Kottam chukkadi taila is preparation
designed to treat vatvyadi & vatakaphaja
disorders.
 Here Dadhi is used large quantity in
preparation which is quite rare.
 Kottamchukkadi churna is also mentioned.
 All ingredients used are proven by research
articles that they possess anti arthritic,
antiinflammatory, analgesic antinociceptive &
immunomodulatory activity.

32. SL
NO
MANUFACTURER
S
QUANTITY PRICE
1 Kottakkal 450 ml1 285/-
2 AVP 200 ml 144/-
3 Kairali 200 ml 135 /-
4 Kerala
Ayurveda
200 ml 135/-
5 Vaidyaratnam 200 ml 140/-
6 Pankajkasturi 450 ml 233/-