Learn to Prepare Ayurveda Herbal Oils

Name: Learn to Prepare Ayurveda Herbal Oils
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DIY with Purity of Nature

Created byDr Pranit Ambulkar; MD, PhD (Ayurveda)

Last updated 12/2022

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What you'll learn

Basics of making medicated herbal oils
Steps wise practical demonstration of the manufacturing procedure
In-process test parameters to ensure best quality herbal oils
Some examples demonstrated for you in video to start your journey to DIY

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 1h 12m total length

Why to prepare your own medicated herbal oils?5:55
This series of lectures is for herbalists and students of Ayurveda.
Medicated oils and Ghee are the most abundantly used medicines in Ayurveda practice. Hair oil, massage oil, pain relief oil, nasal drops, oil gargle and many more. Ayurveda practitioners have been preparing their medicated oils on their own. Preparing your own medicine not only improves your clinical results but also it makes the medicine economically beneficial for the user. Market preparations nowadays are not up to the mark. Preparing medicated oils is very easy if you understand a few basic tricks. In this course, you will learn all practical steps to required to prepare high quality medicated oils at your home.
Introduction to Oily Preparations and Selecting the Best Utensils11:49
Ayurvedic oil and Ghee preparation is a holistic way to extract fat-soluble extractives from herbal material. Unlike organic solvent extracts, Ayurvedic oil preparations are safe, effective, and with added therapeutic advantages. The secret of best quality medicine lies in its process of manufacturing and it starts from the vessel you select for its preparation.
Concept of Murchhana- Conditioning the oils3:13
Murchhana is an Ayurvedic way to condition the oils. This process improves taste, smell, therapeutic efficacy and shelf life of oils
Preparing Decoctions for Herbal Oils9:32
Preparing decoction in a right way is necessary to ensure best medicinal qualities in decoction and thereby the oil. Sufficient contact time of medicinal herbs with water and heat is the key. Depending upon the hardness of herb and a lot size of the herbs for decoction, the quantity of water differs.
Kalka Paka: Frying Herbal Contents10:44
Kalka means a paste of herbal ingredients. Frying Kalka into oil fixes the colour, flavour and fat soluble medicinal fractions from herb into the oil. This stage is crucial since the organoleptic appearance depends on proper execution of this stage.
Adding Medicated Liquids to the Oil6:33
Adding water decoction, juices, milk, buttermilk, cow urine etc. water-based liquids to oil for medicated oil preparation is a very important step in order to ensure proper diffusion of medicinal contents into oils or Ghee. The determination of the total quantity of such liquids is very important in order the get the best quality product.
The First Filtration4:31
The first filtration is a very important and innovative step that prevents loss in processing, reduces chances of charring and makes preparing medicated oils easy for beginners as well as for the industry
In-Process Tests and The Final Filtration4:10
When all tests for proper cooking of medicated oil are passed, we proceed for the final filtration.
Adding Additives to Herbal Oils7:45
When to add solid additives to the oily preparation is where important. The timing of adding these additives varies as per the purpose of oil, also as per the nature of the additives.
Chatushprayoga: Four Types of Practical Applications of Ayurvedic Herbal Oils8:19
Using the medicated oil through maximum suitable ways for disease makes it more effective therapeutically. Always prepare an oily preparation with an objective to use in maximum possible ways. Chatushprayoga is using the medicated oil through all four routes of administrations
Murchana of various oils

Requirements

General knowledge of herbs and basic cooking skills

Description

Herbal oils are in great demand nowadays for various utilities like hair oil, massage oil, nasal drops, gargles, ear drops, facial massage, foot massage and many more. It is very difficult to get pure and reliable as well as chemical free medicated herbal oil in the market. The best way is to prepare your own one.

Ayurvedic oil and Ghee preparation is a holistic way to extract fat-soluble extractives from herbal material. Unlike organic solvent extracts, Ayurvedic oil preparations are safe, effective, and with added therapeutic advantages. The secret of best quality medicine lies in its process of manufacturing and it starts from the vessel you select for its preparation.

In this course you will learn the concept of herbal oil preparation, basic as well as advanced steps in preparation of herbal oils, selection of utensils, heating process, filtration process, various in-process test to evaluate the quality of your product, shelf life of medicated oil, and ways to utilize the herbal medicated oils.

The video lecture includes videos of practical demonstration of the actual manufacturing process for seamless understanding of the subject. After this course you will be able to prepare your own medicated herbal oils like a pro. Now you can choose the herbs of your choice, may it be organic- may it be fresh Aloe Vera or dried flowers. You can choose oil of your choice, may it be coconut oil, olive oil or black sesame oil. Now you get a freedom to choose the quality you want and the herbs you want. After this course you can DIY any herbal medicated oil or Ghee for sure.

So, let's get started.

Who this course is for:

Beginner to intermediate in herbalism