A clear decoction of raisins, with long pepper according to the verse, mixed with jaggery, ghee and milk and drunk in the morning, is said to bring quick relief in raktapitta.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- द्राक्षा कषाय
- Hindi
- द्राक्षा कषाय
- English
- Raisin decoction
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Grapes and raisins (draksha)मुनक्का और अंगूर (द्राक्षा) | द्रा़ा | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | कणा | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पयस् / दूध | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A clear decoction of raisins is mixed with jaggery, ghee and milk.
निर्मल द्रा़ाकषाय को प्रात:काल गुड, घी, दूध के साथ मिलाकर पीने से रक्र पित्ी सुखी हो जाता है
How it is used
Drunk in the morning.
प्रात: पिबेद्रुडघृतं पयसा विमिश्रम्॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)(लोहितपित्त / रक्र पित्ी)
द्रा़ाकषायममलं तु कणासमेतम्। प्रात: पिबेद्रुडघृतं पयसा विमिश्रम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 129 · v. 19.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Long pepper (कणा) is named in the verse but not in the commentary.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- formulation_draksha_kashaya_p201