A decoction of brahmi, vishnukranta, teak fruit, semal and hijjala with borax powder, sugar and camphor, drunk for urinary gravel.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कपोतवंकादि क्वाथ
- Hindi
- कपोतवंकादि क्वाथ
- English
- Kapotavankadi decoction
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Brahmi (water hyssop)ब्राह्मी | कपोतवंक / ब्राह्ी | Not stated |
| Vishnukrantaविष्णुकांता | विष्णुकांत | Not stated |
| Shaka treeशोगुण वृक्ष | शाकज फल / शोगुन वृ़ा का फल | Not stated |
| Shalmali (silk cotton tree)सेमल (शाल्मली) | सेमर | Not stated |
| Hijjalaहिज्जल | हिज्जाल वृ़ा (समुद्र फल) | Not stated |
| Borax (tankana)सुहागा (टंकण) | टंकणचूर्ण / सुहागे के चूर्ण | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | शर्करा / शक्कर | Not stated |
| Karpura (camphor)कपूर (कर्पूर) | इंदु / कपूर | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A decoction of the five plant drugs is made and borax powder, sugar and camphor are mixed into it.
कषाय में सुहागे के चूर्ण, शक्कर अैर कपूर मिलाकर
How it is used
Drunk by the person suffering from gravel.
शर्करा रोग वाला पीवें, तो रोग शांत होता है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Urinary gravel (sharkara)(सशर्करी / शर्करा रोग)
Organs mentionedKidneys and urinary systemगुर्दे और मूत्र तंत्र
श्रृतं पयष्टकणचूर्णमिश्रितं। सशर्करेंदंु प्रपिबेत्सशर्करी॥ 30॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 13 · p. 227 · v. 30.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse reads शृतं पयः (boiled liquid or milk); the commentary calls it a decoction. The match of the verse words कदल and अम्बुजाह्वय to semal and hijjala follows the commentary order.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 13
- Extraction tasks
- T11
- Record id
- formulation_kapotavankadi_kwatha_p299