Anu Oil
Multi-herb sesame-oil Nasya preparation with goat milk disclosed in final processing.
- Product form
- Nasal Preparation
- Pack size
- 30 ml
Overview
Multi-herb sesame-oil Nasya preparation with goat milk disclosed in final processing.
Intended Ayurvedic use
Traditionally administered under qualified supervision for care of the nasal passages and the head-and-neck region.
Ayurvedic actions
- Nasya
- Supervised nasal administration in Ayurveda
Key ingredients
- Devdaru, Musta, Twaka, Ushira, Anantamoola, Sweta Chandana, Daruharidra, Yashtimadhu, Aguru, Shatavari, Ikshu, Bilva, Shalaparni, Vidanga, Kushta, Ela, Renuka and Bala
- Sesame-oil base
- Goat milk in final processing
How to use
For intranasal use only; not for ingestion.
Source direction: 5–10 drops in each nostril under medical supervision.
Do not self-administer without qualified guidance.
Ayurveda References
Classical source
Caraka Saṃhitā
Caraka Saṃhitā, Sūtra-sthāna 5/63–71, Aṇu Taila passage
Documents classical Aṇu Taila lineage and supervised Nasya context.
Official pharmacopoeial standard
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India
API Part II, Vol. III (2010), Aṇu Taila monograph
Records the official Ayurvedic formulation monograph for Aṇu Taila; the linked PCIM&H record is the official indexed entry for Anu Taila in API Part II, Vol. III (2010).
Research Highlights
Anu Taila, an herbal nasal-drop, delays spore germination in Cunninghamella bertholletiae by reducing cAMP-PKA dependent ROS in mucorale pathogen and extrinsic ROS in human host cells.
In-vitro study · Fungal-spore and A549 epithelial-cell models · Germination assessed through 5.5 hours and thallic growth through 4 days
- Preparation and dose
- Anu Taila, 50 µL/mL in fungal assays, versus sesame-oil and amphotericin controls.
- Finding
- The tested material delayed germination, altered spore structure/germination genes and reduced reactive-oxygen-species measures in the laboratory models.
Balkrishna A, Sengupta S, Kumari P, Dev R, Haldar S, Varshney A. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2023. PMID 36708174.
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