A paste of seventeen drugs headed by bael, including realgar and both kinds of arka, applied for swellings from strong kapha and vata and for vata and kapha diseases.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- बिल्व विलेप
- Hindi
- बिल्वादि लेप
- English
- Bilva paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बिल्व / बेल | Not stated |
| Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता) | अग्नि / चित्रक | Not stated |
| Pippalimula (long pepper root)पीपलामूल (पिप्पलीमूल) | ग्रंथिक / पीपलीमूल | Not stated |
| Renuka seedरेणुका का बीज | कांता / रेणुकबीज | Not stated |
| Mundi (identity uncertain)महाश्रवणी | कुलहल / महाश्रवणी, गोरखमुणडी | Not stated |
| Realgar (manahshila)मैनसिल (मनःशिला) | कुनटी / मन:शिला | Not stated |
| Shigru (drumstick)सहजन (शिग्रु) | शिग्रुमूल / सेंजनकाजड | Not stated |
| Agnimanthaअरणी (अग्निमंथ) | अग्निमंथ / अगेथु | Not stated |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्क, अलर्क / अकैवा, सफेद अकैवा | Not stated |
| Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा) | उग्रगंधा / वचा | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिकटुक / त्रिकटु | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | रजनी / हलदी | Not stated |
| Mustard seed (sarshapa)सरसों (सर्षप) | सर्षप / सरसै | Not stated |
| Onionप्याज | उष्णी / प्याज | Not stated |
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | करंज | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are made into a paste (kalka).
इनका कल्क बनाकर उसे लेपन करें, जिससे प्रबल कफ व वात से उत्पौा हर तरह की सूजन दूर हो जाती है।
How it is used
Applied as a thick paste (pradeha) on the swelling.
प्रबलकफमरुज्जातशोफानशोषा।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Swelling and oedema (shotha)(शोफ / हर तरह की सूजन)
- Kapha disorders(कफज रोग)
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(वातज रोग)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Kapha: pacifiesVata: pacifies
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
Organs mentionedSkinत्वचा
बिल्वाग्निग्रंथिकांताकुलहलकुनटी शिग्रुमूलाग्निमंथा-।Source wording as converted, Chapter 10 · p. 151 · v. 10.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 paste contains realgar (मनःशिला) and arka. The verse words कांता, कुलहल and उष्णी are matched to रेणुकबीज, महाश्रवणी/गोरखमुण्डी and प्याज only through the commentary's list, so they are marked uncertain.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 10
- Extraction tasks
- T06
- Record id
- formulation_bilva_vilepa_p223