A decoction of six drugs headed by jambu is reduced to one eighth, strained and thickened until it coats the ladle; licked, it is said to overcome diarrhoea quickly.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- जम्ब्वादि फाणितक
- Hindi
- जम्ब्वादि फाणितक (अवलेह)
- English
- Jambvadi phanitaka
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Java plum (jambu)जामुन (जम्बू) | जंबु / जामुन | Not stated |
| Mango (amra)आम (आम्र) | आम्र / आम | Not stated |
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | निंब / नीम | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | घन / नागरमोथा | Not stated |
| Aragvadha (golden shower)अमलतास (आरग्वध) | वृ़ा / अमलतास | Not stated |
| Dhataki (fire flame bush)धाय (धातकी) | सुधातकी / घाइर् के फूल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A decoction is boiled until one eighth remains, taken off and strained, then cooked again until it sticks to the ladle (darvi-pralepa) and taken off the fire.
इनका कषाय आठवाँ अंश बाकी रहे तब उतारकर उसे छान लेवें, फिर उसको दर्वी प्रलेप (जब तक करछली में चिपक जावें) होने तक पकाकर उतार लेवंे।
How it is used
Licked.
लीढ्वातिसारमचिरेण जयेन्मनुष्य:॥ 98॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Diarrhoea (atisara)(अतिसार)
जंब्बाम्रनिंबघनवृ़ासुधातकीना-। मष्टांशशिष्टमवतार्य विगाल्य तोयम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 146 · v. 98.Questions and answers
How is Jambvadi phanitaka prepared and taken?
A decoction of jambu, mango, neem, musta, aragvadha and dhataki flowers is reduced to one eighth, strained and cooked until it coats the ladle; the thick preparation is licked.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- पाणितक is read as फाणितक; the commentary calls it an avaleha. The verse word वृक्ष (written वृ़ा) is glossed अमलतास by 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_jambvadi_phanitaka_p218