Sethsuwa Mahanarayana Thailaya is a herbal oil made to the classical Maha Narayana formula of Ayurveda, used as an oil for massage into the skin. The name joins Maha, meaning great, with Narayana, the name of the parent formula, and thailaya, meaning oil. It comes in a dark glass bottle with a gold screw cap, packed in a printed carton.
According to the maker, Narayana oil has been used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine for thousands of years, and it is also a good oil for everyday massage. In a classical thaila of this kind, herbs are cooked slowly into an oil base so that the oil takes up their character. In Ayurvedic practice the oil is used for Abhyanga, the traditional full-body oil massage. Sethsuwa makes it at its own Ayurveda hospital in Sri Lanka, and the dark glass bottle keeps light away from the oil.
How to use
- Massage into the skin as an external application.
- Ask an Ayurvedic physician how much to use and how often. The directions on the label are printed in Sinhala.
Good to know
- Pack: one bottle of Maha Narayana herbal oil.
- For external use only.
- Use only as directed by a qualified Ayurvedic physician; ask one before use in pregnancy, while breastfeeding or for children.
Sethsuwa Pranajeewa products are made at the Sethsuwa Ayurveda Hospital in Batalanda, Makola, Sri Lanka.
