Rasna, renuka seed, shatapushpa, devadaru, kushtha, agaru, tagara, bilva, bala and chironji, ground with milk and sour substances, mixed with ghee and oil and applied lukewarm, are said to remove vatarakta.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- रास्नादि लेप
- Hindi
- रास्नादि लेप
- English
- Rasnadi paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Rasnaरास्ना | रास्ना | Not stated |
| Renuka seedरेणुका का बीज | हरेणु / रेणुका का बीज | Not stated |
| Shatapushpa (dill)सोआ (शतपुष्पा) | शतपुष्प / सौंफ | Not stated |
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | सुरेन्द्रकाष्ठ / देवदारु | Not stated |
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कुष्ठ / कूट | Not stated |
| Agaru (agarwood)अगर (अगरु) | अगरु / अगरू | Not stated |
| Tagara (Indian valerian)तगर | तगर | Not stated |
| Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व) | बिल्व / बेलफल | Not stated |
| Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला) | बला | Not stated |
| Chironji (priyala)चिरौंजी (प्रियाल) | प्रियाल / चिरौंजी | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | ़ीर / दूध | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल / तेल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are ground with milk and sour substances and ghee and oil are mixed in.
रास्ना, रेणुका का बीज, सौंफ, देवदारु, कूट, अगरू, तगर, बेलफल, बला, चिरौंजी, इन अैषधियों को दूध व अम्ल पदाथोँ के साथ पीसकर उसमें घी अैर तेल को मिलायंे।
How it is used
Warmed a little and applied as a paste.
फिर उसे थोडा गरमकर लेप करने से वातरक्र रोगदूर हो जाता है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vatarakta (gout-like disorder)(अनिलशोणित / वातरक्र)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
Organs mentionedSkinत्वचा
रास्नाहरेणुशतपुष्पसुरेन्द्रकाष्ठ - कुष्ठागरुस्तगरबिल्वबलाप्रियालै:॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 133 · v. 36.All references
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Extraction notes
- शतपुष्प is mapped to the lexicon's shatapushpa; the commentary renders it सौंफ. The sour substances are not specified.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- formulation_rasnadi_lepa_p205