A footnote describes dipika oil: a stick of bilva, shyonaka, patala, gambhari or agnimantha, one or all five, is wrapped in cloth over three parts, soaked in oil and lit like a wick held tip down over a vessel; the oil that drips into it is dipika oil. Oil can be drawn the same way from devadaru, kushtha and sarala wood.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- दीपिका तैल
- Hindi
- दीपिका तैल
- English
- Dipika oil
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बे∂ / बेल | अठारह अंगु∂ ∂म्बी डा∂ी · a stick eighteen angula long, of any of the five woods |
| Shyonaka (Indian trumpet tree)सोनापाठा (श्योनाक) | सोनापाठा | Not stated |
| Patalaपाढल (पाटला) | पाढ∂ / पाढल | Not stated |
| Gambhari (white teak)गंभारी (गम्भारी) | कंुभेर | Not stated |
| Agnimanthaअरणी (अग्निमंथ) | अरणी | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तै∂ / तैल | Not stated |
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | देवदारू | Not stated |
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कूट | Not stated |
| Saralaधूपसरल | सर∂ / सरल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A stick is wrapped in cloth over three of its parts, soaked in oil, lit like a wick and held with the tip downward over a vessel; the oil dripping into the vessel is collected.
उसके तीन भाग को वस्त्र ∂पेट देवें अैर उसे तै∂ में भिगो देवें।
How it is used
Filled into the ear, as verse 24 directs.
दीपिका1 तैल को भी कान में भरें
Indicated for, as the text says
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
इस पात्र पर जो तै∂ टपकता है, इसे दीपिका तै∂ कहते हैं।Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 264 · v. 24.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
How is dipika oil prepared according to the footnote on verse 24?
A stick of bilva, shyonaka, patala, gambhari or agnimantha (one or all five) is wrapped in cloth over three parts, soaked in oil and lit like a wick held tip down; the oil dripping into a vessel below is dipika oil.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- From footnote 1 on PDF 336.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T13
- Record id
- formulation_dipika_taila_p336