An antidote powder of twelve drugs in equal parts, mixed with ghee and stored in a horn, used as nasya, collyrium and paste against all snake poisons.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- सर्पविषारि अगद
- Hindi
- सर्पविषारि अगद
- English
- Sarpavishari antidote
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Manjishtha (Indian madder)मंजीठ (मञ्जिष्ठा) | मंजिष्ठा / मजीठ | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Trivrit (turpeth)निसोत (त्रिवृत्) | त्रिवृत् / निसोत | Not stated |
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | सुरतरु / देवदारु | Not stated |
| Grapes and raisins (draksha)मुनक्का और अंगूर (द्राक्षा) | द्रा़ा / द्राक्षा | Not stated |
| Haridradvaya (two turmerics)हरिद्राद्वय (दोनों हल्दी) | हरिद्राद्वयं / दारुहल्दी | Not stated |
| Bharangi (blue fountain bush)भारंगी (भार्ङ्गी) | भाXीर् / भारंगी | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | व्योष / त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | Not stated |
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | विडंग / वायविडंग | Not stated |
| Hingu (asafoetida)हींग (हिंगु) | हिंगु | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | लवण / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
All are taken in equal parts and powdered, mixed well with ghee and kept in a horn.
तदनंतर उस चूर्ण को घृत के साथ अच्छी तरह मिलावें, फिर किसी सींग में रखें।
How it is used
Used as nasal medicine, collyrium and external paste.
इसका उपयोग नस्य, अंजन व लेपन में किया जाये तो सर्व सर्पविष का नाश होता है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Snakebite (sarpa visha)(सर्व सर्पविष)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
मजीठ, मुलैठी, निसोत, देवदारु, द्रा़ा, भारंगी, दारुहल्दी, त्रिकटु, (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) वायविडंग, हिंगु, सैंधानमक, इन सबको समभाग में लेकर चूर्ण करें।Source wording as converted, Chapter 19 · p. 432 · v. 117.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
- The verse names both turmerics (हरिद्राद्वय); the commentary lists only दारुहल्दी. The verse says it destroys all poisons like the enemy of snakes.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 19
- Extraction tasks
- T21
- Record id
- formulation_sarpavishari_agada_p504