A decoction of dry ginger, the three myrobalans, agnimantha, both nightshades, castor root, devadaru, patala, citron and bilva is used to prepare ghee, sour items, curd, buttermilk, milk, sesame oil and water, which are given to the patient as food and drink.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- महौषधादि क्वाथ
- Hindi
- महैषधादि क्वाथमहौषधादि क्वाथ
- English
- Mahaushadhadi decoction
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Shunthi (dry ginger)सोंठ (शुण्ठी) | महैषध / सोंठ | Not stated |
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | वरा / हरड, बहेडा, आंवला | Not stated |
| Agnimanthaअरणी (अग्निमंथ) | अग्निमंथ | Not stated |
| Brihatidvaya (two nightshades)कंटकारीद्वय (दोनों कटेरी) | बृहतीद्वय / छोटी व बडी कटेली | Not stated |
| Eranda (castor plant)एरंड (एरण्ड) | एरणडक / एरणड | Not stated |
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बिल्ण / बेलगिरि | Not stated |
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | सुरदारु / देवदारु | Not stated |
| Patalaपाढल (पाटला) | पाटल / पाढल | Not stated |
| Citron (matulunga)बिजौरा नींबू (मातुलुंग) | मातुलुंग | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
| Curd (dadhi)दही (दधि)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
| Buttermilk (takra)छाछ (तक्र)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
| Water (jala)जल (पानी)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A decoction of the herbs is made and ghee, sour preparations, curd, buttermilk, milk, sesame oil, water and the like are prepared with it.
पाढल, मातुलुंग बेलगिरि इनके क्वाथ से सिद्द घी, आम्ल पदार्थ, दही, छाछ, दूध, तिलका तेल, पानी आदि से अौापान विधिपूर्वक रोगी का उपचार करना चाहिए।
How it is used
The preparations made with the decoction are given in the patient's food and drink according to the rules of diet.
घृताम्लदधितक्रदुग्धतिलतैलतोयादिभिर्महातुरमिहाौापानविधिना सदोपाचरेत्॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(महातुर (वातरोग प्रकरण))
सोंठ, हरड, बहेडा, आंवला, अग्निमंथ, छोटी व बडी कटेली, एरणड, देवदारु, पाढल, मातुलुंग बेलगिरि इनके क्वाथ से सिद्द घीSource wording as converted, Chapter 8 · p. 116 · v. 39.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- No disease is named in the verse beyond the severely ill patient (महातुर); the vata indication follows from its place in the vata-disease treatment section.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 8
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- formulation_mahaushadhadi_kwatha_p188