A paste of licorice and saffron with jaggery, churned in water, kept overnight and drunk cold, is said to remove all urinary disorders.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- मधुकादि कल्क
- Hindi
- मधुकादि कल्क
- English
- Madhukadi paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / जयेष्टमधु | Not stated |
| Kumkuma (saffron)केसर (कुंकुम) | कुंकुम / केशर | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | Not stated |
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | अंबु / पानी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The paste is mixed with jaggery, churned in water and left standing overnight.
कल्क में गुड मिलाकर पानी के साथ बिलोना चाहिए। फिर उसे रात्रि में वैसा ही रखें।
How it is used
Drunk cold, in the morning.
अच्छी तरह ठणडा होने के बाद (प्रात:काल) उसे पीने से
Indicated for, as the text says
- Urinary disorders (mutraroga)(अखिलमूत्राविकार / समस्त मूत्र विकार)
Organs mentionedKidneys and urinary systemगुर्दे और मूत्र तंत्र
मधुककुंकु मकल्कमिहांबुना। गुडयुतेन विलोड्य निशास्थितं॥ शिशिरमाशु पिबन् जयतीद्दमप्यखिलमूत्राविकारमरं नर:॥ 64॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 17 · p. 360 · v. 64.All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
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- Chapters
- Chapter 17
- Extraction tasks
- T17
- Record id
- formulation_madhukadi_kalka_p432