Making Mukuttu
When you come to Rasa Ayurveda, you’ll have the chance to see, smell, touch and experience the healing power of traditional medicinal oils like Murivenna, Mukuttu, Pinda Tailam, Chinjaadi, Karpooradi and Bringaamalakaadi, to name a few. In the last few weeks, we’ve filled five big bharani–traditional, glazed ceramic containers–with golden, ruby and emerald-hued healing oils, hand-made in the traditional way.
My brother and partner here at Rasa Ayurveda – ‘Sanju‘– has a background in traditional Siddha Vaidya medicine, so closely related to Ayurveda. Mukuttu is a Siddha formula, and is a good all-purpose massage oil, indicated for many rashes and skin diseases. It’s balanced and cooling yet slightly penetrating, and–with the right tweak of ingredients–calms Vata dosha as well. Mukuttu means “three,” and refers to the base oils castor, coconut and sesame. Twenty eight herbal and minerals ingredients form the kalka in this formula, including coral, Licorice, Indian Sarsaparilla and Vetiver.
Niika Quistgard :: Feb.01.2009 :: External Medicines :: No Comments »
