Ash of barley, patala, bilva, kantakari, sesame, palasha and nut grass is steeped in water and filtered; the alkaline water, with cinnamon, vidanga, tarumushika fruit and cardamom, is drunk with ghee and jaggery, and daily food and drink are prepared with it.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- क्षारोदक
- Hindi
- क्षारोदक (क्षार जल)
- English
- Alkaline water (ksharodaka)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Barley (yava)जौ (यव) | यवज / जै का पंचांग | Not stated |
| Patalaपाढल (पाटला) | पाटल / पाढल | Not stated |
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बिल्व / बेल | Not stated |
| Kantakari (yellow-berried nightshade)छोटी कटेरी (कंटकारी) | निदिग्धिका / कटेली | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिलज / तिल का पंचांग | Not stated |
| Palasha (flame of the forest)ढाक (पलाश) | किंशुक / ढाक | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | भद्रक / नागरमोथा | Not stated |
| Tvak (cinnamon bark)दालचीनी (त्वक्) | वराग / दाल-चीनी | Not stated |
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | विलंग / विडंग | Not stated |
| Tarumushika (tree mushikakarni, per the commentary)वृक्ष जाति की मूसाकानी | मूषकफल / तरुमूषिक (वृ़ा जाति की मूसाकानी) के फल | Not stated |
| Ela (cardamom)इलायची (एला) | त्रुटि / छोटी इलायची | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The plants are burnt to ash, the ash is stirred into water and filtered, and the powders are mixed into this alkaline water.
इनको जलाकर भस्म करें। इसे पानी में घोलकर छान लेवें।
How it is used
Drunk with ghee and jaggery, 8 or 4 tola; all foods, drinks and snacks are also prepared with this alkali daily.
फिर इसे घी गुड के साथ 8 तोला अथवा 4 तोला प्रमाण प्रमेहरोगी पीवें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Urinary disorders (mutraroga)(मूत्ररोग (प्रकरण))
- Prameha (urinary-metabolic disorders)(प्रमेहरोगी (भावार्थ))
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
यवजपाटलबिल्व निदिग्धिका। तिलजकिंशुकभद्रकभस्मनि-। सृतजलं सवरागविलंगमूषकफलै : त्रुटिभि: परिमिश्रितं॥ 71॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 17 · p. 361 · v. 71-72.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.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verses sit in the urinary section, but the commentary names the prameha patient. Supervision flag set because the text calls it an alkali (kshara) water. The commentary continues on PDF 434.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 17
- Extraction tasks
- T17
- Record id
- formulation_ksharodaka_p433