A decoction of sandalwood, indra, asana, tinduka, the five milky trees and triphala, mixed with a paste of nut grass, is drunk to remove pitta-type prameha.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- चन्दनादि क्वाथ
- Hindi
- चंदनादि क्वाथ
- English
- Chandanadi decoction
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | चंदन | Not stated |
| Jatiphala (nutmeg)जायफल (जातीफल) | जायफल (टीका में ही) | Not stated |
| Indraइंद्र | इन्द्र / इंद्र | Not stated |
| Asana (Indian kino)विजयसार (असन) | अशन / असन | Not stated |
| Tinduka (Indian persimmon)तेंदू (तिंदुक) | तिंदुकद्रुम / तेंदुवृ़ा | Not stated |
| Panchavalkala (five barks)पंचवल्कल | ़ारत्पयोवृ़ागण / पंच ़ीरीवृ़ा (बड, गूलर, पीपल, पाखर, शिरीष) | Not stated |
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | फलत्रय / त्रिफला | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | घनकल्क / नागरमोथा का कल्क | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A decoction is made of the drugs and a paste of nut grass is mixed into it.
चंदन, जायफल, इंद्र, असन, तेंदुवृ़ा, पंच ़ीरीवृ़ा (बड, गूलर, पीपल, पाखर, शिरीष) त्रिफला इनसे बनाये हुए कषाय में नागरमोथा का कल्क मिलाकर
How it is used
Drunk.
नागरमोथा का कल्क मिलाकर पिलाने से पैत्तिक प्रमेह दूर होता है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Prameha (urinary-metabolic disorders)(पैत्तकमेह / पैत्तिक प्रमेह)
कृतं कषायं घनकल्कमिश्रितं सपायेत्पैत्तकमेहजातकान्॥ 36॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 164 · v. 36.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse reads सचंदनेन्द्राशनतिंदुकद्रुमै:; the commentary splits it as चंदन, इंद्र, असन, तेंदु and adds जायफल, which has no counterpart in the verse. इंद्र is not glossed, so it is recorded as an uncertain new entity.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T08
- Record id
- formulation_chandanadi_kwatha_p236