White punarnava, brihati, guduchi, linseed (verse only), castor, liquorice, drumstick, sesame and ikshura, ground with alkali and cow's urine into a lukewarm paste, are applied in vatarakta with strong kapha.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- पुनर्नवादि लेप
- Hindi
- पुनर्नवादि लेप
- English
- Punarnavadi paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Punarnava (hogweed)पुनर्नवा (सांठी) | श्वेतापुनर्नव / सफेद पुनर्नवा | Not stated |
| Brihati (Indian nightshade)बड़ी कटेरी (बृहती) | बृहती / बडी कटेली | Not stated |
| Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची) | अमृता / गिलोय | Not stated |
| Linseed (atasi)अलसी (अतसी) | अतसी | Not stated |
| Eranda (castor plant)एरंड (एरण्ड) | एरण्ड / एरंड | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | यष्टिमधु / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Shigru (drumstick)सहजन (शिग्रु) | शिग्रु / सेंजन | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिल | Not stated |
| Gokshura (caltrops)गोखरू (गोक्षुर) | इ़ुर / गोखरू | Not stated |
| Alkali preparations (kshara)क्षार (खार) | ़ार | Not stated |
| Cow urine (gomutra)गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र) | मूत्र / गोमूत्र | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are ground with alkali and cow's urine into a paste, used lukewarm.
कफ प्रबल वातरक्र में सफेद पुनर्नवा, बडी कटेली, गिलोय, एरंड, मुलैठी, सेंजन, तिल, गोखरू इनको ़ार व गोमूत्र के साथ पीसकर उस कल्क को लेपन करना चाहिए।
How it is used
Applied as a lukewarm paste.
स़ारमूत्रापरििंपष्टसुखोष्णकल्कै - रालेपयेदतिकफोल्वणवातरक्रे॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vatarakta (gout-like disorder)(कफ प्रबल वातरक्र)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
Organs mentionedSkinत्वचा
श्वेतापुनर्नवबृहत्यमृतातसीना। मेरणडयष्टिमधुशिग्रुतिले़ुराणाम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 133 · v. 38.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Linseed (अतसी) is in the verse but not in the commentary. The verse's इक्षुर is glossed गोखरू by the commentary; the lexicon lists इक्षुर under kokilaksha, so the mapping is marked uncertain.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- formulation_punarnavadi_lepa_p205