After the piles patient's body has been purified by emesis, purgation and the like and he is lodged in a good house, a physician who knows the method gives him a decoction of bhallataka daily in the morning, the mouth, lips and throat being smeared with ghee first; when it has been digested he is fed rice with milk and ghee, without salt or sour things.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- भल्लातक कल्प
- Hindi
- भिलावा कल्प
- English
- Bhallataka regimen (bhallataka kalpa)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | भÑातक / भिलावे का कषाय | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | आजय / घी | Not stated |
| Rice (shali)शालि चावल (शालि) | ओदन / भात | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पयस् / दूध | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A decoction of (purified) bhallataka is prepared.
साधुवेशमनि विशुद्दतनुं भÑातकै: क्वथितचारूकषायम्॥
How it is used
Drunk daily in the morning after ghee has been smeared on the mouth, lips and throat; after digestion the meal is rice with milk and ghee, without salt or sour things.
में रखकर भिलावे1 के कषाय को प्रतिदिन पिलाना चाहिए। कषाय पिलाने के पहले मुख, अोष्ठ, कंठ
Indicated for, as the text says
- Haemorrhoids (arsha)(अर्श रोगी)
आजयलिप्तवदनोष्ठगलं तम्। पाययेत्प्रतिदिनं क्रमवेदी॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 218 · v. 127-128.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
- Caution in the text: Before the decoction is drunk, the physician has ghee smeared on the mouth, lips and throat.
- Caution in the text: After the morning dose is digested, the meal is rice with milk and ghee, without salt or sour things.
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
- The supervision flag is for bhallataka and the preliminary emesis and purgation.
Quick facts
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- Formulation
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- Chapter 12
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