One of the pastes given to restore normal skin colour after the shvitra verse: bhallataka seed and other drugs, or animal hides, burnt and powdered in sesame oil.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- भल्लातकास्थ्यादि लेप
- Hindi
- भल्लातकास्थ्यादि लेप
- English
- Bhallataka-seed paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | भल्लातकास्थि / भिलावे का बीज | Not stated |
| Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता) | अग्निक / चित्रक | Not stated |
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बिल्वपेशी / बेल की मज्जा | Not stated |
| Bhringaraja (false daisy)भांगरा (भृंगराज) | भृंग / भांगरा | Not stated |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्कदुग्ध / अकैबे का दूध | Not stated |
| Orpiment (haratala)हरताल (हरिताल) | हरिताल / हरताल | Not stated |
| Realgar (manahshila)मैनसिल (मनःशिला) | मनशिशला / मेनशिला | Not stated |
| Animal hide (leopard, tiger, elephant, deer)चीता, व्याघ्र, हाथी और मृग का चर्म | द्वैप्यं चर्म गजाजिनं / चीता व्याघ्र गज व मृग इनके चर्म | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तिलतैल / तिल के तेल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The commentary lists the drugs, or alternatively the hides, burnt and powdered and mixed with sesame oil.
मेनशिला इनको अथवा चीता व्याघ्र गज व मृग इनके चर्म को जलाकर चूर्ण करके तिल के तेल मंे
How it is used
Applied as a paste.
मिलाकर लेपन करें ।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Leucoderma (shvitra)(सवर्णस्य निमित्तभूत-मालेपनं / सवर्णकरण)
द्वैप्यं तथा चर्म गजाजिनं वा। दग्धवा विचूणर्य तिलतैलयुत: प्रलेप:॥ 97॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 177 · v. 97.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
- The verse names leopard hide and elephant hide; the commentary lists leopard, tiger, elephant and deer. Supervision flag: contains bhallataka, orpiment and realgar.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T09
- Record id
- formulation_bhallatakasthyadi_lepa_p249