A root paste of sukhahva, a thorny plant, kanjira, karanja, langali and apamarga, spread on leaves and bound over the enlarged scrotum.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- अण्डवृद्धिघ्न लेप
- Hindi
- अण्डवृद्धिनाशक लेप
- English
- Plaster for scrotal enlargement
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sukhahvaसुखाह्व | सुखाह्व (वृद्दिनाशक अैषधि) की जड | Not stated |
| Kanjira (unidentified)कांजीर | कांजीर | Not stated |
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | करंज | Not stated |
| Langali (glory lily)कलिहारी (लांगली) | लांगली / कलिहारी | Not stated |
| Apamarga (prickly chaff flower)चिरचिटा (अपामार्ग) | खरापमार्ग / चिरचिरा | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A paste is made of the roots of these plants.
इनके जड का कल्क बनाकर उसे पत्ो पर लेप करके उसको वृद्दि पर बाँधना
How it is used
Spread on leaves and bound over the swelling, which is said to subside.
जिससे वह वृद्दि उपशम को प्राप्त होती है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Scrotal swelling (vriddhi)(प्रवृद्दवृद्दि)
Organs mentionedTestes and male reproductive organsअंडकोष और पुरुष जननांग
प्रदिह्य पत्रौ: सह बंधमाचरेत्। प्रवृद्दवृद्दिप्रशमार्थमाचरेत्॥ 87॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 13 · p. 239 · v. 87.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Supervision flag because langali is a toxic plant. The commentary also lists an unnamed thorny plant (कंटकयुक्र वृ़ा विशोष), not linked.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 13
- Extraction tasks
- T11
- Record id
- formulation_andavriddhighna_lepa_p311