A wick made with the latex of snuhi, arka and kurantaka, karanja, langali, rock salt, ankola and manahshila is placed in foul wounds and sinus tracts to heal them.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- रोपण वर्तिका
- Hindi
- रोपण बत्ती
- English
- Healing wick
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Snuhi (milk hedge)थूहर (स्नुही) | वज्रवृ़ा (पय) / थोहर (का दूध) | Not stated |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्क (पय) / अकैआ (का दूध) | Not stated |
| Saireyaka (porcupine flower)कटसरैया (सैरेयक) | कुरंटक (पय) / कुरंटवृ़ा (का दूध) | Not stated |
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | करंज | Not stated |
| Langali (glory lily)कलिहारी (लांगली) | लांगल / कलिहारी | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Ankola (sage-leaved alangium)अंकोल (ढेरा) | अंकोल | Not stated |
| Realgar (manahshila)मैनसिल (मनःशिला) | शिला / मेनशिल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A wick is made from the latex of snuhi, arka and kurantaka with karanja, langali, rock salt, ankola and manahshila.
थोहर, अकैआ, कुरंटवृ़ा, इनके दूध व करंज, कलिहारी सैंधानमक, अंकोल, मेनशिल इनसे बनाइर् हुइर् बत्ी
How it is used
The wick is placed in the wound.
बत्ी को व्रण पर रखने से, दुष्टव्रण, नाडीव्रण आदि नाश होते हैं अर्थात् रोपण होते हैं।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Sinus tract (nadivrana)(दुष्टनाडिका / नाडीव्रण)
- Wounds and ulcers (vrana)(व्रणदुष्ट / दुष्टव्रण)
ससैंधवांकोलशिलान्वितै: कृता। निहंति वर्तिव्र्रणदुष्टनाडिका:॥ 49॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 167 · v. 49.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 wick contains manahshila (realgar) and the latexes of snuhi and arka with langali, and is placed in wounds and sinus tracts.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T08
- Record id
- formulation_ropana_varti_p239