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Bakuchi Seed Oil

Psoralea corylifolia known as Bakuchi in Ayurveda, Belongs to the Papilonaceae family and is found in many parts of India. It is used in many Ayurvedic, Unani and modern medicines. The main part used is seeds for medical formulations.

The chief active principle of the Bakuchi Seeds is an essential oil and a fixed oil, a resin and traces of a substance which are alkaloidal in nature.

It was shown to improve the color of skin (Including removing white spots).

This oil has an irritant and specific effect on the skin and mucous membrane. It has a powerful effect against the skin streptococci. This essential oil however varies enormously in its effect on different persons. With the majority (95%), it causes only redness of the leucodermic patches. In a small number (5%), there is an extreme sensitiveness to the oil, so much so that blistering may be produced. The strength of the oil may, therefore, be varied in such a way as not to allow its action go beyond the state of redness of the leucodermic patches. So far as it is known, Psoralea corylifolia is the only oil that has the dual action on both Rouget's cells and the melanoblastic cells of the skin. In leukoderma, the melanoblastic cells do not function properly and their stimulation by the oil leads them to form and exude pigment. This, in turn, gets gradually diffused into discolorized areas of skin.

Chemical Constituents

Furanocoumarins - Psoralen
Elavanoids - Bavachin, Bakuchoil, Essential oil
Essential oil - Limonene terpineol

Pharmacological Action

This herb is Aromatic, Anthelmintic, Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Fungal, Diuretic, Diaphoretic, Laxative, Stimulant and Aphrodisiac.

Effect of Oil on Skin

Bakuchi Oil has an irritant effect on skin and mucus membrane. Its action on undifferentiated protoplasma such as paramecium is quite marked. It has powerful effect against skin streptococci. On the voluntary muscle, the essential oil in high dilution has distinct stimulant action. The oil being an essential oil permeates through the epidermis to the prickle cells of lymphatic and so it finds way to sub capillaries and stimulates the cells situated there. The advantage of this oil over the skin irritants is that it does not produce desquamation or any change of keratolytic nature resulting in loss of pigment of epidermis. It has action on both Rogets cells and melanoblastic cells of skin.

The oil Bakuchi changes white skin, rough, dry, scaly, discolored skin with in 3 months. It is also used in skin disease for wound healing and improves hair growth. In Ayurveda the herb has been considered to be so effective in the treatment of Leprosy that it is known as 'Kushtanashni' (Leprosy destroyers). The powder from seeds is used to treat leprosy internally while oil of it is used externally.

Best Use In Leucoderma

It is the best medicine for Leucoderma. Leucoderma is caused due to complete absence of melanin pigments in the skin cells. It can occur to anyone irrespective of age or gender, children, adolescents, adults and even old people of both the genders can have Leucoderma. It can hit many places on the body. Some common ones being Lips, Around Eyes, Back of Ear, Face, Forehead, Back of Palm etc. There are many factors that may lead Leucoderma. They are:-

1. Burns or cuts which might head to Leucoderma.
2. Food allergies or improper food combination e.g. Fish with Milk.
3. Poor Personal Hygiene.
4. Intake of Steroids or Anti-Biotic as infants
5. Hereditary causes though rare.
6. Sudden and extreme trauma and stress.

Bakuchi Seed Oil is best medicine for Leucoderma. It has an action on rougets cell and melanoblastic cells of the skin. The Bakuchi Oil may changes White Skin, Grey Hairs, Rough Scaly and Discolored Skin etc. to normal with in 3 months if applied regularly.

White spots of Leucoderma turns red in color after prolonged application of Bakuchi Seed Oil.

Vitiligo

It is a distressing condition. The world literally means white skin. There is gradually loss of the Pigment melanin from the skin layers which results in white patches. These patches looks ugly in dark persons. The condition does not cause any organic harm.

This disease neither caused by germs nor it is due to bad blood. It is considered to be neither infections nor contagious.

The most common symptom of Vitiligo is depigementation of skin that occurs on extremities. Although patches are initially small they often enlarge and change shape. They are most prominent on the Face, Hands and Wrist, Eyes, Genitalia and Umbilicus. Patients who are stigmatised for their condition may experience depression and similar mood disorder.

Leucoderma also known as Vitiligo.

• A mixture of Bakuchi, Keranj and lime juice is used in eczema.
• Oil of Bakuchi and Karanj and Vaseline is used in chronic skin diseases.

For Best Use

Mix it with Silfina Oil or any other oil, quantity/ratio varies from person to person.

For External Use

Apply few drops of this oil on the required part of the skin at least 4-5 times a day.

This oil may be beneficial to use along with our other products like Babchi Powder which is a herbal powder for internal use.

Keep away from eye contact and children.

Mechanically cold pressed (At a temperature below 45^oC) and then filtered without heat, chemicals, petrochemicals. It retains all the well-balanced nutrients in the oil - many which would otherwise be lost.

Wild Crafted Psoralea corylifolia from their natural habitat. Wild Crafted Herbs are more potent and effective than Cultivated Herbs.

GMP & ISO Certified Manufacturing Facility : Laboratory tested for quality purity and heavy metal standards.

No preservatives or artificial colors.

"This product is a safe, unique, balanced, natural herbal body support formula (like natural food), since this product's primary function is to serve as a body tonic in addition to any other benefit." It is GREAT!!

**These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any Disease.