Himashitala collyrium

A cooling collyrium made by powdering camphor, sandal, latakasturi, lavali, clove, kankola, nutmeg, saffron and liquorice into a wick and burning it with fragrant cow's ghee; said to be beneficial for the eyes.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: हिमशीतलाञ्जन
Hindi: हिमशीतल अंजन
English: Himashitala collyrium

Ingredients and preparation

Collyrium (anjana)EyeChapter 15 · p. 321 · v. 287

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Karpura (camphor)कपूर (कर्पूर)	कर्पूर	Not stated
Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)	चंदन	Not stated
Latakasturiलता कस्तूरी	लता / लता- कस्तूरी	Not stated
Lavali (harpha revadi)हरपा रेवडी	लवली / हरपाररेबडी	Not stated
Lavanga (clove)लौंग (लवंग)	लवंग	Not stated
Kankolaकंकोल	कPोल / कंकोल	Not stated
Jatiphala (nutmeg)जायफल (जातीफल)	जातिफल / जायफल	Not stated
Kumkuma (saffron)केसर (कुंकुम)	कुंकुम / केसर	Not stated
Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)	यष्टि / मुलहटी	Not stated
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	सुरभिगव्यघृत / सुगंधित गाय का घी	Not stated

Preparation as described

The drugs are powdered and made into a wick, which is burnt with fragrant cow's ghee to prepare the collyrium.

उस बत्ी को सुगंधित गाय के घी से जलाकर अंजन तैयार करें ।

How it is used

Applied as a cooling collyrium.

वह हिमशीतल नामक अंजन नेत्रों के लिए हितकर है अैर शीतगुणयुक्र है।

Therapies involvedCollyrium application (anjana)अंजन (सुरमा लगाना)

Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)

कर्पूर,चंदन,लता- कस्तूरी, हरपाररेबडी, लवंग, कंकोल, जायफल, केसर व मुलहटी इनका चूर्णकर फिर बत्ी बनाना चाहिए।Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 321 · v. 287.

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.

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