JYOTISHMATI NOOTROPIC OIL

Prajna Remedies Jyotishmati oil (15ml)

SUMMARY of JYOTISHMATI OIL

Vedic Scientists take 6 drops of this oil daily, neat or with warm True Milk, direct under the tongue, during morning meditation, as it helps them to have a celestial ‘Jyotisha,’ mind ‘mati,’ boosting memory and intellect and mystic insight, and is indeed one of Ayurveda’s main nootropic medhya plant ally.

THE PRAJNA JYOTISHMATI FORMULA

By adding Tulsi, Sandalwood, Blue Lotus, and Jatamansi essential oils we bring this incredible fixed oil of Jyotishmati to whole new heights! 

ETYMOLOGY

Jyotishmati is jyotiṣ + matī which is jyut + mna 

Jyut, ज्युत्, means to shine upon, illuminate, perfectly express; ज्योतिस् jyotis means light, sun, inner sunlight, magical formula for exorcising evil spirits that bear weapons;

Mati मति, devotion, prayer, resolution, intelligence, pure mind of the lotus, Mati (मति) refers to the pure mind of the lotus; cognition via mind-senses processing world via apprehension /sensation (avagraha), speculation /discrimination (īhā), perceptual judgment (avāya) and retention (dhāraṇā).  Mati root is ‘mna’ meaning ‘to think, believe, suppose, and is a direct cognate with the English word ‘mind!’ Note that in Classical Nahuatl, the language of the Aztec, ‘mati’ means to know, to perceive, to understand.

From there Jyotishmati ज्योतिष्मति means luminous mind, brilliant intellect, shining awareness, inclusive of all inner and outer light; belonging to the world of light, fire light, lightning, sun, sun in higher realms like the mind, spiritually pure, 3rd foot of Brahma. It is the name of a Bodhisattva.

SOME CHEMISTRY

Various sesquiterpenoid polyalcohols and esters (malkanguniol, malkangunin, polyalcohol A–D, celapnin); alkaloids (paniculatine, celastrine); phenolic triterpenoids (celastrol, paniculatadiol); fatty acids (oleic, linoleic, linolenic, palmitic, stearic and lignoceric acid) and agarofuran derivatives have been isolated from the seeds and seed oil 

USES and ACTIONS

Mystic sight enhancer, nootropic, increase ability to grok there gestalt, synthesize information into knowledge, antianxiety, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, pain from thought, analgesic, significant brain/nerve antioxidant, Nerving tonic, memory enhancer, neuroprotective, sedative, tranquillizing properties, wound healing, cough, insomnia, opioid poisoning.

ENERGETICS

Properties and characteristics: “Jyotiṣmatī is bitter in rasa (tikta) dry (rūkṣa) and slightly pungent (kaṭu). It quells vāta and kapha. While Tejovatī gives burning sensations. It stimulates digestion and enhances the function of the brain i.e. mental power (medhā) and wisdom (prajñā)”.

NAMES

Jyotiṣmatī (ज्योतिष्मती) is the oil from the seeds in the berries of the medicinal plant also known as Celastrus paniculatus, Māla-kaṅgaṇī, and Valluvali in  Tamil as well as the following Sanskrit synonyms: Svarṇalatā, Analaprabhā, Jyotirlatā, Kaṭabhī, Supiṅgalā, Dīptā, Medhyā, Matidā, Durjarā, Sarasvatī and Amṛtā.

IMAGE

Here it is very interesting to see Shiva as the Jyotishmati tree.  Note it looks like a Mountain Ash. I have seen this herb in India of course but also in the forest outside of Germantown, NY as well as on Isla Mujeras near Cancun.