Powder of neem seed kernel with vidanga, bhallataka seed and the two turmerics, combined with neem seed oil, is said to destroy all kinds of kushtha.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- निम्बास्थिसारादि चूर्ण
- Hindi
- निंबास्थिसारादि चूर्ण
- English
- Nimbasthisaradi powder
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | निंबास्थिसार / नीम के बीज का गूदा | Not stated |
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | विडंगचूर्ण / वायुबिडंग | Not stated |
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | भल्लातकास्थि / भिलावे का बीज | Not stated |
| Haridradvaya (two turmerics)हरिद्राद्वय (दोनों हल्दी) | रजनीद्वय / हल्दी, दारु हल्दी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are made into a powder; the commentary's account of the method continues on PDF page 248.
नीम के बीज का गूदा, वायुबिडंग, भिलावे का बीज, हल्दी, दारु हल्दी इनको कपडों
How it is used
Combined with neem seed oil, according to the verse; how it is used is not stated on this page.
निम्बास्थितैलेन समन्वितं
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)(सकलामपि कुष्ठजातिम् / सब प्रकार के कुष्ठ)
निंबास्थिसारं सविडंगचूणँ।Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 175 · v. 91.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
- Supervision flag set because the powder contains bhallataka. Recorded from PDF page 247 only; the rest of the commentary is on page 248 (task T09).
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T08
- Record id
- formulation_nimbasthisaradi_churna_p247