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Dushivishari agada (antidote for latent poison)

दूषीविषारि अगद

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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

Powder (churna)Taken by mouthChapter 19 · p. 421 · v. 66-67

Ingredients

IngredientAs written in the textQuantity as written
Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली)पिप्पली / पीपलNot stated
Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)मधुक / मुलैठीNot stated
Kumkuma (saffron)केसर (कुंकुम)कुंकुम (केशर)Not stated
Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ)कुष्ठ / कूठNot stated
Dhyamaka (fragrant grass)सुगंधि तृणधयामक (गंधद्रव्य विशोष)Not stated
Tagara (Indian valerian)तगरतगरNot stated
Lodhraलोध (लोध्र)लोध्र / लोधNot stated
Jatamamsi (spikenard)जटामांसी (बालछड़)मांसी / जटामांसीNot stated
Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)चंदनNot stated
Natron alkali (sarjikshara)सज्जीखार (सर्जिक्षार)रुचक / सज्जीखारNot stated
Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची)अमृतवल्ली / गिलोयNot stated
Ela (cardamom)इलायची (एला)एला / छोटी इलायचीNot stated
Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)सिता / शक्करNot stated
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)गव्यघृत / गाय के घृतNot 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

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 sources

All 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
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Chapters
Chapter 19
Extraction tasks
T20
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