Ghee cooked with dung juice of goat, horse and cow, decoctions of guduchi, khadira, murva and chavya, and milk, with a paste of rasna, trikatu and licorice, is licked and said to calm consumption.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- क्षयनाशक घृत
- Hindi
- क्षयनाशक घृत
- English
- Kshayanashaka ghee
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Dung juice of goat, horse and cowमलरस (बकरी, घोड़ा, गाय) | शकृत रस / बकरी, घोडा गाय इनका मलरस | एक-एक भाग · one part of each dung juice |
| Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची) | अमृत / गिलोय | एक-एक भाग (कषाय) · one part decoction each of guduchi, khadira, murva and chavya |
| Khadira (cutch tree)खैर (खदिर) | खदिर / खेर की छाल | Not stated |
| Murvaमूर्वा (मरोड़फली) | मूर्वा | Not stated |
| Chavyaचव्य (चाब) | तेजिनी / चव्य | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पयस / दूध | एक-एक भाग दूध · one part milk |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | एक भाग घी · one part ghee |
| Rasnaरास्ना | रास्ना | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिकुटुक / सोंठ, मिरच, पीपल | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
One part each of the three dung juices, one part each of the four decoctions, one part milk and one part ghee, nine parts in all, are cooked together with a paste of rasna, trikatu and licorice.
इन पृथक्-पृथक् अैषधियों का कषाय एक-एक भाग दूध , एक भाग घी , इन नै भाग द्रव्यों को एकत्र डालकर पकावें
How it is used
The prepared ghee is licked.
इस घृत को चाटें
Indicated for, as the text says
- Consumption (rajayakshma)(राजय़मा रोग)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
शकृत इह रसैर्वाजाश्वगोवृंदकाना - ममृतखदिरमूर्वा तेजिनीक्वाथभागै:॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 380 · v. 18.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
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- 1
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- Chapters
- Chapter 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
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