Water (decoction or cold infusion) of raisins, liquorice, sugarcane, hribera and nut grass, into which a fine paste of clove, lotus, blue water lily and lotus stamens is stirred with jaggery water and then strained, is drunk to pacify pitta disorders.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- द्राक्षादि योग
- Hindi
- द्राक्षादि योग
- English
- Drakshadi preparation
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Grapes and raisins (draksha)मुनक्का और अंगूर (द्राक्षा) | द्रा़ा | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | यष्टिमधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Sugarcane (ikshu)गन्ना (इक्षु) | इ़ु / इर्ख | Not stated |
| Hribera (fragrant sweet-scented root)सुगंधबाला (ह्रीबेर) | जल / नेत्रवाला | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | अंबुद / नागरमोथा | Not stated |
| Lavanga (clove)लौंग (लवंग) | लवंग | Not stated |
| Padma (lotus)कमल (पद्म) | कमल, केसर / कमल, पज्ञकेशर | Not stated |
| Utpala (blue water lily)नीलकमल (उत्पल) | उत्पल / नीलकमल | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुडांबु / गुड का पानी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A fine paste of clove, lotus, blue water lily and lotus stamens is mixed into the water of the first five drugs together with jaggery water, stirred well and strained.
लवंग, कमल, नीलकमल, पज्ञकेशर इन को अच्छी तरह पीसकर, इसमें गुड का पानी मिलाकर, अच्छी तरह घोल लेवें।
How it is used
The strained drink is taken by one seeking relief, to pacify pitta disorders.
फिर उसको छानकर पित्तामयप्रशमन करने के लिए सुखार्थी मनुष्य पीवें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Pitta disorders(पित्तामय)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
द्रा़ासयष्टिमधुके़ुजलांबुदानां। तोये लवंगकमलोत्पलकेसराणां॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 126 · v. 9.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The commentary says the water of the first five drugs may be a decoction, cold infusion and the like; the bhavartha continues on PDF page 199.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- formulation_drakshadi_yoga_p198