Nagi (the commentary: vandhya karkotaka), kharakarnika (the commentary: talmakhana), kutaja, chirayata and mahanimba (bakayan) are powdered together with their roots, mixed with ghee and licked always. The text says the person, made pure, overcomes all great diseases with their many complications and even fierce poisons, and lives a thousand years with wonderful youth.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- नाग्यादि कल्प
- Hindi
- नागी आदि कल्प
- English
- Nagi kalpa
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Vandhya karkotakiवंध्याकर्कोटक | नागी / वंधयाकर्कोटक | Not stated |
| Kokilaksha (marsh barbel)तालमखाना (कोकिलाक्ष) | खरकर्णिका / तालमखाना | Not stated |
| Kutaja (kurchi)कुड़ा (कुटज) | कुटज / कूडा | Not stated |
| Kiratatikta (chirata)चिरायता (किराततिक्त) | भूनिम्ब / चिरायता | Not stated |
| Mahanimba (Persian lilac)बकायन (महानिम्ब) | उरुनिम्ब / महानिम्ब (वकायन) | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृतेन / घृत | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are powdered together with their roots and mixed with ghee.
(वकायन) इनको इनके जड के साथ चूर्ण करके घृत के साथ मिलाकर चाटने से अनेक उपद्रवों से युक्र
How it is used
Licked always (सदा).
लं संचूणर्य घृतेन मिश्रितमिदं लीढ्वा सदा निर्मल:॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Poisoning (visha)(विषाणि / उग्रविषों)
नागी vसत्खरकर्णिका कुटजभूनिम्बोरुनिम्बासमू-।Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 592 · v. 39.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
- Footnote 1 (marked v.) gives the variant reading स्वरकर्णिका for खरकर्णिका. Kharakarnika is mapped to ingredient_kokilaksha as the commentary renders it (तालमखाना). The other stated results are victory over all great diseases with complications and long youthful life. Supervision flag set because the text claims it overcomes poisons.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 25
- Extraction tasks
- T28
- Record id
- formulation_nagyadi_kalpa_p664