Kharjuradi paste

The tops of the date, sarja, pomegranate, coconut, hintala and tala trees, ground in banana juice with ghee and buffalo milk (curd in the commentary), or liquorice, sandalwood and sariva ground with them, are applied as a paste to calm raktapitta.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: खर्जूरादि लेप
Hindi: खर्जूरादि लेप
English: Kharjuradi paste

Ingredients and preparation

External paste (lepa)External applicationChapter 9 · p. 130 · v. 27

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Dates (kharjura)खजूर (खर्जूर)	खर्जूर / खजूर	Not stated
Sarja (sal resin)राल (सर्जरस)	सर्जरस / राल	Not stated
Pomegranate (dadima)अनार (दाड़िम)	दाडिम / अनार	Not stated
Coconut (narikela)नारियल (नारिकेल)	नालिकेर / नारियल	Not stated
Hintalaहिंताल	हिंताल / महाताल	Not stated
Palmyra palm (tala)ताड	ताल / ताल (ड)	Not stated
Banana (kadali)केला (कदली)	रंभारस / केले का रस	Not stated
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	घृत / घी	Not stated
Buffalo milk (mahisha-ksheera)भैंस का दूध (माहिषक्षीर)	माहिषदुग्ध / भैंस का दही	Not stated
Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)	मधुक / मुलैठी	Not stated
Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)	चंदन	Not stated
Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा)	शारिबा / अनंतमूल	Not stated

Preparation as described

The tops of the trees are ground in banana juice and mixed with ghee and buffalo milk or curd; alternatively liquorice, sandalwood and sariva are ground with the same.

खजूर, राल, अनार, नारियल, महाताल व ताल (ड) इन वृ़ाों के मस्तकों को (अग्रभाग को) केले के रस में पीसकर, उसमें घी, भैंस का दही मिलाकर

How it is used

Applied as a paste.

अथवा मुलैठी, चंदन, अनंतमूल इनको उपरोक्र चीजों से पीसकर लेप करना चाहिए।

Indicated for, as the text says