The ear is washed with water boiled with trivrit, turmeric, aragvadha and kutaja bark, and dipika oil is also filled into the ear; this is said to destroy worms and severe pain.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कृमिनाशक योग
- Hindi
- कृमिनाशक योग
- English
- Worm-destroying ear wash
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Trivrit (turpeth)निसोत (त्रिवृत्) | निसोथ | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | हल्दी | Not stated |
| Aragvadha (golden shower)अमलतास (आरग्वध) | नृपवृ़ा / अमलतास | Not stated |
| Kutaja (kurchi)कुड़ा (कुटज) | वृ़ाक / कुडा की छाल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are boiled in water to make a decoction.
निसोथ, हल्दी, अमलतास, कुडा की छाल, इनके द्वारा पकाये हुए कषाय से कान
How it is used
Used to wash the ear, and dipika oil is then filled into the ear.
को धोवंे एवं दीपिका1 तैल को भी कान में भरें तो कृमि व भयंकर शूल भी नाश होता है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Worms in the ear (krimikarna)(किमीि / कृमि)
- Pain (shula)(उरातिवेदनान् / भयंकर शूल)
प्रपक्वतोयै: श्रवणप्रधावनम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 264 · v. 24.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.
Questions and answers
How is dipika oil prepared according to the footnote on verse 24?
A stick of bilva, shyonaka, patala, gambhari or agnimantha (one or all five) is wrapped in cloth over three parts, soaked in oil and lit like a wick held tip down; the oil dripping into a vessel below is dipika oil.
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- Formulation
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- Chapter 15
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