A purgative ghee from butter churned out of curd set from cow milk boiled with snuhi latex, cooked again with snuhi latex; drunk for half a month or a month, it is called the best of ghees and, in the commentary, the one excellent means against great diseases such as kushtha and udara.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- नाराच घृतनाराचघृत
- Hindi
- नाराच घृत
- English
- Naracha ghee
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Snuhi (milk hedge)थूहर (स्नुही) | महातरु़ीर / थोहर के दूध | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | गवां पयो / गाय का दूध | महातरु़ीरचतुर्गुणं गवां पयो / चतुर्गुण गाय का दूध · cow milk four times the snuhi latex |
| Buttermilk (takra)छाछ (तक्र) | तक्र / छाछ | Not stated |
| Butter (navanita)मक्खन (नवनीत) | नवनीत / लोणी | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Cow milk four times the snuhi latex is boiled with it, set into curd with buttermilk and churned with a churning stick; the butter taken out is cooked again with snuhi latex.
थोहर के दूध के साथ चतुर्गुण गाय का दूध मिलाकर फिर तपावे तदनांतर छाछ के
How it is used
Drunk for fifteen days or a month; the commentary says the disease goes through purgation.
मास तक पीवें। जिससे (विरेचन होकर) रोग दूर होता है। कुष्ठ, उदर आदि महारोगों के नाशार्थ यही
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)(कुष्ठ)
- Udara roga (abdominal enlargement)(उदर आदि महारोग)
Duration as written
half a month or a month · तदर्धमासं वरमासमेव वा / 15 दिन या एक मास
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
पुनर्विपक्वं पयसा महातरो:॥ 158॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 188 · v. 158-159.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.
Questions and answers
How is naracha ghee prepared, and how long is it taken?
Cow milk four times the snuhi latex is boiled with it, set into curd with buttermilk and churned; the butter is cooked again with snuhi latex. It is drunk for half a month or a month.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The commentary adds that other ghees prepared with purgative drugs are also beneficial in such diseases. Supervision flag: a snuhi-latex purgative.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T09
- Record id
- formulation_naracha_ghrita_p260