In Sri Lanka Ayurveda medicine is based on the country’s centuries old treasure trove of indigenous knowledge base, natural environment and cultural repertory. According to archeological evidence, human civilisation dates back 30,000 years. Cave men of that age domesticated many wild plant varieties and used them for food and medicines.
(SKU: LS4000EB09) Ashwagandha oil is used for strengthening the muscles when they are tired from overuse or underdeveloped. It is a combination of ashwagandha, sesame oil and white sandal. Sesame oil containshigh levels of minerals, including calcium and magnesium renowned for soothing the nervous system. According to the Ayurvedic point of view Ashwagandha oil is specific for vata disorders associated with dry skin, muscular spasms and pain. Ashwa means horse in Sanskrit, and Ashwagandha oil imparts the strength and vitality of a horse to one that uses it.
Generally, Ashwagandha is a potent rejuvenator of tissues, calmer of the nerves, and general tonic. Here, blended in Sesame oil and White Sandalwood oil, its effects are mobilized for a soothing massage treatment of the head or body. The benefits of Ashwagandha combine with the soothing, grounding, and aromatic effects of sesame and white sandalwood oil to create a potent tonic for the muscles and nerves. Ashwagandha has a heating energy and sweet post-digestive effect. The heating energy of Ashwagandha benefit nerves which have been tired by excess vata by relaxing them. Vata imbalance, which is cold and dry in effect, can be the result of stress, anxiety, grief or dehydration and over-work of the muscles and the senses.
The heat of Ashwagandha benefits these nerves and stimulates their metabolic and anabolic processes. Though its post-digestive effect might not seem relevant for its external application, Ayurvedic medicine understands the digestive power of all parts of the body, even the skin. The heating energy of Ashwagandha benefits combine with the sweet post-digestive effect which is moistening and nutritive to the tissues, and they work synergistically to support tissue regeneration and revitalization. The nutritive effect provides food for digestion and regeneration, while the moist effect facilitates these processes by counteracting the dryness often already present from an aggravated vata and balancing the potential.
