Very sharp and dry drugs with the astringent and alkali groups, ground in cow's urine and mixed with a paste of both turmerics, the three pungents, kushtha and mustard, then strained, are prepared as a putapaka for kapha-type abhishyanda.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कफाभिष्यन्दे पुटपाक
- Hindi
- कफाभिष्यंद में पुटपाक
- English
- Putapaka for kapha-type abhishyanda
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Alkali preparations (kshara)क्षार (खार) | ़ारगण / ़ार द्रव्य | Not stated |
| Cow urine (gomutra)गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र) | गवांबु / गोमूत्र | Not stated |
| Haridradvaya (two turmerics)हरिद्राद्वय (दोनों हल्दी) | निशाद्वय / दोनों हल्दी | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रयूषण | Not stated |
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कुष्ठ / कूठ | Not stated |
| Mustard seed (sarshapa)सरसों (सर्षप) | सर्षप / सरसों | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The sharp, dry drugs are ground with the astringent and alkali drugs in cow's urine, mixed with the paste, strained and processed by putapaka.
फिर गालनकर पुटपाक सिद्द होने पर कफ ाभिष्यंद में प्रयोग करंे।
How it is used
Used as a putapaka in kapha-type abhishyanda; the editorial note on p.360 describes putapaka juice as put into the eyes.
पुटपाक सिद्द होने पर कफ ाभिष्यंद में प्रयोग करंे।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Conjunctivitis (abhishyanda)(कफाभिष्यंद)
अतिती़ण व रू़ा अैषधियों को कषाय व ़ार द्रव्यों के साथ मिलाकर गोमूत्र के साथ पीसेंSource wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 292 · v. 151.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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Quick facts
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- Formulation
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- Chapter 15
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