Talmakhana, sugarcane, musli, tilaja, apamarga, nirgundi, rambha, arka, lotus, castor, chitraka, sesame and other famous drugs are burnt to ash. The ash is stirred into four times its water and strained; this alkaline water is cooked on a low fire until a quarter remains, a quarter part of jaggery is added, and it is cooked until it is like phanita, neither too thick nor too thin. A quarter part of a fine powder of dry ginger, black pepper, long pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, tejapatra and nagaramotha, taken in equal parts, is mixed in. The medicine is filled into a pot prepared in the stated way, its mouth closed, and it is buried in a heap of grain; after a month it is taken out and taken by rule. The text says one then overcomes even incurable great diseases and lives long.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- क्षार कल्प
- Hindi
- क्षार कल्प
- English
- Alkali (kshara) kalpa
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Kokilaksha (marsh barbel)तालमखाना (कोकिलाक्ष) | इ़ुरक / तालमखाना | Not stated |
| Sugarcane (ikshu)गन्ना (इक्षु) | इ़ु / इर्ख | Not stated |
| Musaliमूसली | ताली / मूसली | Not stated |
| Tilajaतिलवासिनी शाली | तिलजा (तिलवासिनी शाली) | Not stated |
| Apamarga (prickly chaff flower)चिरचिटा (अपामार्ग) | अपामार्ग / चिरचिरा | Not stated |
| Nirgundi (five-leaved chaste tree)निर्गुंडी (संभालू) | निगुँडिका / सम्हालू | Not stated |
| Banana (kadali)केला (कदली) | रंभा / वेला | Not stated |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्क / आक | Not stated |
| Padma (lotus)कमल (पद्म) | अम्बुज / कमल | Not stated |
| Eranda (castor plant)एरंड (एरण्ड) | चित्र / एरणडवृ़ा | Not stated |
| Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता) | चित्रक / चीता | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिल | Not stated |
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | चतुर्गुणांभसि / चैगुना पानी | (भस्म से) चैगुना पानी · water four times the ash |
| Alkali preparations (kshara)क्षार (खार) | ़ार जल | चैथाइर् पानी शोष रहे · the alkaline water boiled down to a quarter |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | सद्गुड / गुड | (उस पानी से) चैथाइर् गुड · jaggery a quarter of that water |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिकटु / सोंठ, मिरच, पीपल | समभाग ... चतुथाँश प्रमाण · trikatu, trijata and nagaramotha in equal parts, together a quarter part |
| Trijata (three aromatics)त्रिजात (दालचीनी, इलायची, तेजपात) | त्रिजातक / दालचीनी, इलायची, तेजपात | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | घन / नागरमोथा | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are burnt to ash; the ash is stirred into four times its water and strained; the alkaline water is cooked on a low fire until a quarter remains; a quarter part of jaggery is added and it is cooked to the consistency of phanita; a quarter part of the fine equal-part powder of trikatu, trijata and nagaramotha is mixed in; it is filled into a prepared pot, closed and buried in a heap of grain for one month.
को जलाकर भस्म करके उसे (भस्म से) चैगुना पानी में घोलकर छानें। फिर उस ़ार जल को मंदाग्नि
How it is used
Taken out after a month and taken by rule.
कर धान्य राशि में गाढ दें। एक महिने के बाद उसे निकाल कर विधि प्रकार सेवन करें, तो असाधय
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
़ारैऱिुरके़ुतालितिल - जापामार्ग - निगुँडिका।Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 593 · v. 41-42.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 the alkaline water of the kshara kalpa turned into the finished medicine?
The alkaline water is cooked down to a quarter, a quarter part of jaggery is added and it is cooked to the consistency of phanita, a quarter part of trikatu, trijata and nagaramotha powder is mixed in, and it is kept in a prepared pot buried in grain for a month.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse closes the list with ख्यातोरुमृष्टोद्धवै:, which the commentary renders only as these famous drugs. रंभा is mapped to ingredient_kadali (lexicon alias रम्भा) although the commentary prints वेला; the verse word चित्र is rendered एरणडवृ़ा by the commentary. The month in the grain heap is part of the preparation, not a course length. The stated result is victory over even incurable great diseases and long life, so no condition id is given. Footnote 1 defines phanita. Supervision flag set for the alkali (kshara) preparation and the arka it contains.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 25
- Extraction tasks
- T28
- Record id
- formulation_kshara_kalpa_p665