A powder of twelve drugs headed by mango seed kernel, drunk with whey, is said to settle diarrhoea in the pakva stage.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- आम्रास्थ्यादि चूर्ण
- Hindi
- आम्रास्थ्यादि चूर्ण
- English
- Amrasthyadi powder
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Mango (amra)आम (आम्र) | आम्रास्थि / आम की गुठली | Not stated |
| Lodhraलोध (लोध्र) | लोध्र | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिल | Not stated |
| Padmakaपद्माख | पज्ञक / पज्ञाख (पद्मक / पद्माख) | Not stated |
| Dhataki (fire flame bush)धाय (धातकी) | धातकीकुसुम / घाइर् के फूल | Not stated |
| Shalmali (silk cotton tree)सेमल (शाल्मली) | शाल्मलिवेष्टक / सेमल की गोंद | Not stated |
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बिल्व / बेल का गुदा | Not stated |
| Priyanguप्रियंगु (फूलप्रियंगु) | प्रियंगु (फूलप्रियंगु) | Not stated |
| Kutaja (kurchi)कुड़ा (कुटज) | कुटÜ / कुटज की छाल | Not stated |
| Ativisha (Indian atees)अतीस (अतिविषा) | अतिविषा / अतीस | Not stated |
| Manjishtha (Indian madder)मंजीठ (मञ्जिष्ठा) | समंगा / मंजीठ | Not stated |
| Curd (dadhi)दही (दधि)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are powdered.
इनको चूर्णकर दही के तोड के साथ पीने से पक्वातिसार शमन होता है।
How it is used
Drunk with whey (the liquid part of curd).
पक्वातिसारशमनं दधितोयपीता:॥ 95॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Diarrhoea (atisara)(पक्वातिसार)
आम्रास्थिलोध्रमधुकं तिलपज्ञकारुयं। सद्दातकीकुसुमशाल्मलिवेष्टकं च॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 145 · v. 95.Questions and answers
For which stage of diarrhoea is Amrasthyadi powder given, and with what?
For diarrhoea in the pakva stage; it is drunk with whey.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Extraction notes
- पज्ञ in this conversion stands for पद्म (compare पज्ञपुराण, पज्ञराग elsewhere in the file), so पज्ञक / पज्ञाख is read as पद्मक / पद्माख.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- formulation_amrasthyadi_churna_p217