Kokilaksha seeds, long pepper, kapikacchu seeds and licorice are powdered, licked with ghee and sugar and followed by milk; the text says this overcomes all urinary diseases.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कपिकच्छ्वादि चूर्ण
- Hindi
- कपिकच्छ्वादि चूर्ण
- English
- Kapikacchvadi powder
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Kokilaksha (marsh barbel)तालमखाना (कोकिलाक्ष) | इ़ुरबीज / तालमखाने का बीज | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | पिप्पली / पीपल | Not stated |
| Kapikacchu (velvet bean)कौंच (कपिकच्छू) | कपिफल / कैच्चा के बीज | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | सिता / शक्कर | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The four are finely powdered and mixed with ghee and sugar.
इनका अच्छी तरह चूर्ण बनावें अैर उसमें घी व शक्कर मिलाकर चाटें
How it is used
Licked, with milk drunk afterwards.
पीछे से दूध पीवें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Urinary disorders (mutraroga)(मूत्रागद / सम्पूर्ण मूत्र रोग)
Organs mentionedKidneys and urinary systemगुर्दे और मूत्र तंत्र
कपिफले़ुरबीजकपिप्पली-। मधुकचूर्णमिहालुलितं शनै:॥ घृतसितै: प्रविलिह्य पिबन्पय-। स्तदनु मूत्रागदनखिलान् जयेत्॥ 54॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 17 · p. 358 · v. 54.All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 17
- Extraction tasks
- T17
- Record id
- formulation_kapikacchvadi_churna_p430