Equal parts of the leaves of karanja, both nightshades, putikaranja, chitraka, ikshuraka, mushkaka, punarnava and castor are powdered, mixed with an equal weight of sea salt, sealed in an earthen pot and burnt with forest cow-dung cakes; the product is said to destroy vata diseases, nodules, gulma, kapha and swelling.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- पत्रलवण
- Hindi
- पत्र लवण
- English
- Patra lavana (leaf salt)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | नक्रमाल / करंज | समभाग · equal parts of each kind of leaf |
| Brihatidvaya (two nightshades)कंटकारीद्वय (दोनों कटेरी) | बृहतीद्वय / छोटी कटेली, बडी कटेली | Not stated |
| Putikaranjaपूतीकरंज | पूति / पूती करंज | Not stated |
| Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता) | अग्नि / चित्रक | Not stated |
| Gokshura (caltrops)गोखरू (गोक्षुर) | के़ुरक (इक्षुरक) / गोखुर | Not stated |
| Mushkakaमोखा | मुष्क / मोखा | Not stated |
| Punarnava (hogweed)पुनर्नवा (सांठी) | पुनर्नै (पुनर्नवा) / पुनर्नवा | Not stated |
| Eranda (castor plant)एरंड (एरण्ड) | एरणड | Not stated |
| Salt (lavana)नमक (लवण) | अंबुलवण / समुद्र नमक | चूर्ण के बराबर · equal to the leaf powder |
| Cow dung (gomaya)गोबर (गोमय) | आरणयगोमय / जंगली कणडे | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The leaves are taken in equal parts and powdered, mixed with an equal quantity of sea salt, put into a good earthen pot with its mouth closed, and given a light puta with forest cow-dung cakes.
अच्छे मिट्टी के घडे में डालकर, उसका मुँह बंद कर दें। फिर जंगली कणडों से एक लघु पुट देवें
How it is used
Taken (सेवन); no dose or vehicle is stated.
(जलावें) बस अैषध तैयार हो गया। इसका नाम पत्र लवण है। इसके सेवन से वातरोग नाश होते हैं
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(पवनघन / वातरोग)
- Nodules (granthi)(ग्रंथि)
- Abdominal lump (gulma)(गुल्म)
- Kapha disorders(कफ)
- Swelling and oedema (shotha)(शोफ / शोथ (सूजन))
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
पत्रानामलवणं पवनघनम्। ग्रंथिगुल्मकफशोफविनाशम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 198 · v. 23-24.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The commentary renders इक्षुरक as गोखुर; that gloss is followed here.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
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- Chapters
- Chapter 12
- Extraction tasks
- T10
- Record id
- formulation_patra_lavana_p270