Nidigdhikadi ghee

Ghee cooked with a decoction of seven plants headed by nidigdhika and a paste of vidanga, patha and snuhi latex, given to the patient with poison-caused udara.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: निदिग्धिकादि घृत
Hindi: निदिग्धिकादि घृत
English: Nidigdhikadi ghee

Ingredients and preparation

Medicated gheeTaken by mouthChapter 11 · p. 187 · v. 153

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Kantakari (yellow-berried nightshade)छोटी कटेरी (कंटकारी)	निदिग्धिका / कटेली	Not stated
Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब)	निंब / नीम	Not stated
Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज)	करंज	Not stated
Patalaपाढल (पाटला)	पाटली / पाडल	Not stated
Palasha (flame of the forest)ढाक (पलाश)	पलाश	Not stated
Niliनीली	नीली / नील	Not stated
Kutaja (kurchi)कुड़ा (कुटज)	कुटजांघ्रिप / कुटज	Not stated
Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग)	विडंग / वायविडंग	Not stated
Pathaपाठा (पाढ़)	पाठा / पाढा	Not stated
Snuhi (milk hedge)थूहर (स्नुही)	स्नुहिदुग्ध / थोहर के दूध	Not stated
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	घृत	Not stated

Preparation as described

Ghee is cooked with the decoction of the seven plants and a paste of vidanga, patha and snuhi latex.

वायविडंग, पाढा, थोहर के दूध इनके कल्क से पकाये हुए घृत उस विषोदरी को पिलाना चाहिए।

How it is used

Given to drink to the patient with udara caused by poison.

पचेfृतं तच्चा पिबेद्विषोदरी॥ 153॥

Indicated for, as the text says

Udara roga (abdominal enlargement)(विषोदरी / विषोदर)

निदिग्धिका निंबकरंजपाटली। पलाशनीली कुटजांघ्रिपांबुभि:॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 187 · v. 153.

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.

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