A paste of thirteen burnt drugs headed by bhallataka in sesame oil, the second of the colour-restoring pastes.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- भल्लातकादि लेप
- Hindi
- भल्लातकादि लेप
- English
- Bhallatakadi paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | भल्लातक / भिलावा | Not stated |
| Bibhitaki (belleric myrobalan)बहेड़ा (बिभीतक) | अ़ा / बहेडा | Not stated |
| Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)आंवला (आमलकी) | आमलक / आँवला | Not stated |
| Haritaki (chebulic myrobalan)हरड़ (हरीतकी) | अभया / हरड | Not stated |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्कदुग्धं / अकैवे का दूध | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिला / तिल | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिकटुकं / त्रिकटुक | Not stated |
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | क्रिमिहा / वायुविडंग | Not stated |
| Apamarga (prickly chaff flower)चिरचिटा (अपामार्ग) | अपमागँ / लटजीरा | Not stated |
| Kanjira (unidentified)कांजीर | कांजीर | Not stated |
| Koshataki (ridge gourd)तोरई (कोशातकी) | धामार्गव / कडवी तोरइर् | Not stated |
| Katutumbi (bitter bottle gourd)कड़वी तुम्बी (कटुतुम्बी) | तिक्रतुंबी / कटुतुंबी | Not stated |
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | निंबास्थि / नीम का बीज | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल / तिल तैल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are burnt and the ash is mixed with sesame oil.
लटजीरा, कांजीर, कडवी तोरइर्, कटुतुंबी, नीम का बीज इनको जलाकर तिल तैल मिलाकर लेपन
How it is used
Applied as a paste.
निंबास्थिदग्धमिह तैलयुत: प्रलेप:॥ 98॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Leucoderma (shvitra)((section context: सवर्णकरण योग))
कांजीरधामार्गवतिक्रतुंबी। निंबास्थिदग्धमिह तैलयुत: प्रलेप:॥ 98॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 177 · v. 98.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.
Questions and answers
Which pastes are given after the shvitra verse to restore normal skin colour?
The bhallataka-seed paste (verse 97) and the bhallatakadi paste (verse 98), both made with burnt drugs in sesame oil.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Supervision flag: contains bhallataka.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T09
- Record id
- formulation_bhallatakadi_lepa_p249