A fine powder of long pepper, liquorice, saffron, kuṣṭha, dhyāmaka, tagara, lodhra, jaṭāmāṃsī, sandal, natron (sajjīkhār), guḍūcī and small cardamom is mixed with sugar and cow's ghee; eaten, it is said to calm dūṣīviṣa and all its disorders, such as burning, thirst and high fever.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- दूषीविषारि अगद
- Hindi
- दूषीविषारि अगद
- English
- Dushivishari agada (antidote for latent poison)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | पिप्पली / पीपल | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Kumkuma (saffron)केसर (कुंकुम) | कुंकुम (केशर) | Not stated |
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कुष्ठ / कूठ | Not stated |
| Dhyamaka (fragrant grass)सुगंधि तृण | धयामक (गंधद्रव्य विशोष) | Not stated |
| Tagara (Indian valerian)तगर | तगर | Not stated |
| Lodhraलोध (लोध्र) | लोध्र / लोध | Not stated |
| Jatamamsi (spikenard)जटामांसी (बालछड़) | मांसी / जटामांसी | Not stated |
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | चंदन | Not stated |
| Natron alkali (sarjikshara)सज्जीखार (सर्जिक्षार) | रुचक / सज्जीखार | Not stated |
| Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची) | अमृतवल्ली / गिलोय | Not stated |
| Ela (cardamom)इलायची (एला) | एला / छोटी इलायची | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | सिता / शक्कर | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | गव्यघृत / गाय के घृत | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are finely powdered and mixed with sugar and cow's ghee.
इनको अच्छी तरह चूर्णकर शक्कर व गाय के घृत के साथ मिलावें
How it is used
Eaten.
उसे यदि खावंे तो दूष्ीविष, विषमदाह, तृषा, तीव्रजवर आदि समस्त दूष्ीविषजन्य विकार शांत होते हैं।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Compound poisons (garavisha)(दूष्ीविष)
- Burning sensation (daha)(विषमदाह)
- Morbid thirst (trishna)(तृषा)
- Fever (jvara)(तीव्रजवर)
पीपल, मुलैठी, कुंकुम (केशर) कूठ, धयामक (गंधद्रव्य विशोष) तगर, लोध, जटामांसी, चंदन, सज्जीखार, गिलोय, छोटी इलायचीSource wording as converted, Chapter 19 · p. 421 · v. 66-67.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
What is dūṣīviṣa according to the text?
A poison weakened by age, fire, lightning, sun, frost, rain or antidotes that lingers in the body and later, roused by unsuitable conditions, vitiates the dhātus.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse word रुचक is rendered सज्जीखार by the commentary.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 19
- Extraction tasks
- T20
- Record id
- formulation_dushivishari_agada_p493