Bala root, a tulā of it in the verse, is dried well and powdered. After purifying the body (the commentary: by emesis and the like), half a pala of it (the commentary: two tolas) is taken daily mixed with milk, and once it is digested food with ghee and milk is eaten.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- बला रसायन
- Hindi
- बलारसायन
- English
- Bala rasāyana
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला) | बलामूल / खरैटी की जड | बलामूलतुला · one tulā of bala root (verse) |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | दुग्ध / दूध | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The root is dried well and powdered.
खरैटी की जड को अच्छी तरह सुखाकर उसे चूर्ण करें।
How it is used
Taken daily with milk after the body has been purified; food with ghee and milk once it is digested.
वमन आदि से शरीर की शुद्दि करके उसे नित्य दो तोले दूध के साथ सेवन करें। जीर्ण होने के बाद घी दूध से भोजन करें।
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
यत्नाiलामूलातुलां विशोष्य। धूलीकृतां शुद्दतनु: पलार्धम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 6 · p. 84 · v. 50.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 set because the text requires purification of the body by emesis and the like before use. The verse states no result of its own; the next verse, which begins 'likewise', gives strength, long life and a fine body.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 6
- Extraction tasks
- T04
- Record id
- formulation_bala_rasayana_p156