Pills of gold, copper and silver ash, or of pearl and coral ash, with equal powders of amalaki, bibhitaki, haritaki, samudraphena, turmeric, conch, tuttha, guduchi, liquorice, long pepper, dry ginger and black pepper ground in liquorice decoction; rubbed and applied to the eye they are said to destroy all eye diseases.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- सौवर्णादिगुटिका
- Hindi
- सौवर्णादि गुटिका
- English
- Sauvarnadi pill
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Gold (svarna)सोना (स्वर्ण) | सैवर्ण / सुवर्णभस्म | समांश · equal parts of gold, copper and silver ash |
| Copper (tamra)तांबा (ताम्र) | ताम्रचूर्ण / ताम्रभस्म | Not stated |
| Silver (rajata)चांदी (रजत) | रजत / रजतभस्म | Not stated |
| Pearl (mukta)मोती (मुक्ता) | मैक्रिक / मोतीभस्म | समभाग · equal parts of pearl and coral ash, as the alternative |
| Coral (pravala)मूंगा (प्रवाल) | विदु्रम / प्रवालभस्म | Not stated |
| Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)आंवला (आमलकी) | धात्री / आँवला | समांश चूर्ण · equal parts of each of the listed powders |
| Bibhitaki (belleric myrobalan)बहेड़ा (बिभीतक) | अक्ष / बहेडा | Not stated |
| Haritaki (chebulic myrobalan)हरड़ (हरीतकी) | अभया / हरड | Not stated |
| Samudraphena (sea foam)समुद्रफेन | उदधिकफ / समुद्रफेन | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | निशा / हल्दी | Not stated |
| Conch shell (shankha)शंख (शङ्ख) | शंख | Not stated |
| Blue vitriol (tuttha)नीला थोथा (तुत्थ) | तुत्थ / तूतिया | Not stated |
| Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची) | अमृता / गिलोय | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | यष्टि / मुलैठी, मुलहटी का क्वाथ | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | पिप्पली / पीपल | Not stated |
| Shunthi (dry ginger)सोंठ (शुण्ठी) | नागर / सोंठ | Not stated |
| Maricha (black pepper)काली मिर्च (मरिच) | मरिच / कालीमिरच | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The ashes and powders are mixed, ground well with a decoction of liquorice and made into pills.
फिर मुलहटी के क्वाथ से अच्छी तरह पीसकर गोली बनावें।
How it is used
The pill is rubbed down and applied in the eye.
वह गोली (नेत्र में घिसकर लगाने से) समस्त नेत्र रोगों को नाश करती है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Eye disorders (netraroga)(नेत्रारोगानशोषान् / समस्त नेत्र रोग)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
सुवर्णभस्म, ताम्रभस्म व रजतभस्म को समांश लेकर अथवा मोतीभस्म व प्रवालभस्म को समभाग लेकर उसमें आँवला, बहेडा, हरड, समुद्रफेन (समुद्र ¤ांक) हल्दी, शंख तूतिया, गिलोय, मुलैठी, पीपल, सोंठ, कालीमिरच इनके समांश चूर्ण को मिलावें।Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 321 · v. 288.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.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T15
- Record id
- formulation_sauvarnadi_gutika_p393