Bhallataka oil cooked on a low fire with equal parts of ghee and jaggery; consuming one drona of it is said to remove consumption and free a person from wrinkles and grey hair.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- भल्लातकादि घृत
- Hindi
- भल्लातकादि घृत
- English
- Bhallatakadi ghee
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | आरुष्करीय / भिलावे का तैल | तुल्य · an equal part of bhallataka oil |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | समान भाग · equal part |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | समान भाग · equal part |
Preparation as described
Bhallataka oil is cooked well on a low fire with equal parts of ghee and jaggery.
समान भाग घी व गुड के साथ भिलावे के तैल को मंदाग्नि द्वारा अच्छी तरह पकाकर,
How it is used
Consumed until one drona in all has been taken.
एक द्रोणप्रमाण (64 तोले का 16 सेर) सेवन करें
Indicated for, as the text says
- Consumption (rajayakshma)(य़मराज / राजय़मा रोग)
- Premature greying (palitya)(पलित (बाल सफेद हो जाना))
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
घृतगुडसमभागैस्तुल्यमारुष्करीयं। मृदुपचनविपक्वंस्नेहमाशुपयुजय॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 381 · v. 25.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
- Commentary continues on PDF 454. Flagged for supervision because it is a bhallataka preparation.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
- Record id
- formulation_bhallatakadi_ghrita_p453