A powder of the three pungents, vidanga, asafoetida, vida salt, rock salt, cardamom, chitraka, black salt, devadaru, kutki and cumin, taken mixed with ghee, citron juice or buttermilk or with them as the after-drink, is said to relieve vata and kapha diseases.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कटुत्रिकादि चूर्ण
- Hindi
- कटुत्रिकादि चूर्ण
- English
- Katutrikadi powder
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | कटुत्रिाक / त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिरच, पीपल) | Not stated |
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | विडंग / वायविडंग | Not stated |
| Hingu (asafoetida)हींग (हिंगु) | िंहंगु / हींग | Not stated |
| Vida salt (vida lavana)बिड नमक (विड लवण) | विड / बिडनमक | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Ela (cardamom)इलायची (एला) | एला / इलायची | Not stated |
| Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता) | अग्निक / चित्रक | Not stated |
| Black salt (sauvarchala)काला नमक (सौवर्चल) | सुवर्चल / काला नमक | Not stated |
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | सुरेन्द्रदारु / देवदारु | Not stated |
| Katuki (kutki)कुटकी (कटुकी) | कटुरोहिणी / कुटकी | Not stated |
| Jiraka (cumin)जीरा (जीरक) | जीरक / जीरा | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
| Citron (matulunga)बिजौरा नींबू (मातुलुंग)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
| Buttermilk (takra)छाछ (तक्र)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The ingredients are powdered together.
इन चीजों का चूर्ण करके
How it is used
Taken mixed with ghee, citron juice or buttermilk, or with them as the after-drink.
घी, मातुलुंग के रस, छाछ आदि मंे मिलाकर या उनके अनुपान के साथ सेवन से
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(वातजन्य रोगसमूह)
- Kapha disorders(कफजन्य रोगसमूह)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Vata: pacifiesKapha: pacifies
त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिरच, पीपल) वायविडंग, हींग, बिडनमक, सैंधानमक, इलायची, चित्रक, काला नमक, देवदारु , कुटकी,जीरा, इन चीजों का चूर्ण करकेSource wording as converted, Chapter 8 · p. 116 · v. 38.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 8
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- formulation_katutrikadi_churna_p188