Turmeric ground and mixed with amla juice or decoction is matured in a sealed, fumigated pot kept in a grain pit and then taken according to strength to remove prameha.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- आमलकारिष्ट
- Hindi
- आमलकारिष्ट
- English
- Amalaka arishta
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | निशा / हलदी | Not stated |
| Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)आंवला (आमलकी) | आमलकांबु / आँवले के रस या काढे | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Turmeric is ground well and mixed with amla juice or decoction; the mixture is put in a pot prepared by fumigation and the like, its mouth is tied firmly, and the pot is kept in a pit filled with grain (for a month, according to the commentary) until it has matured.
हलदी को अच्छी तरह पीसकर आँवले के रस या काढे में मिलावंे। फिर उसे एक धूप आदि से संस्कृत घडे में डालकर उसका मँुह अच्छी तरह बाँधे।
How it is used
Taken out after maturing and given to the prameha patient according to his strength.
सधान्यकूपे निहितं यथाबलं निहंति मेहान् क्रमतो निष्ोवितम्॥ 34॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Prameha (urinary-metabolic disorders)(मेहान् / प्रमेह रोग)
निशां चविचूणर्यामलकांबुमिश्रितां। घटे निषिक्य प्रपिधाय संस्कृते।Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 164 · v. 34.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The one-month storage appears only in parentheses in the commentary (एक महिने तक); the verse gives the amount only as according to strength (यथाबलं).
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T08
- Record id
- formulation_amalakarishta_p236