The roots of shaivala, ushira, kaseru, kasha and kusha ground with sugarcane juice are applied in pox.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शैवलादि लेप
- Hindi
- शैवलादि लेप
- English
- Shaivaladi paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Shaivalaशिवार | शैवल / शिवार | Not stated |
| Ushira (vetiver)खस (उशीर) | उशीर / खस | Not stated |
| Kaseruकशेरु | कशोरु / कसेरु | Not stated |
| Kasha grassकांस (काश) | काश / कास | Not stated |
| Kusha grassकुश | कुश / दर्भा | Not stated |
| Sugarcane (ikshu)गन्ना (इक्षु) | इ़ाुरस / इर्ख के रस | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The roots are ground with sugarcane juice.
शिवार, खस, कसेरु कास, दर्भा इनके जड को इर्ख के रस के साथ पीस कर लगावें
How it is used
Applied as a paste.
Indicated for, as the text says
- Pox disease (masurika)(मसूरिका)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
सशैवलोशीरकशोरुकाशसत्कुशांघ्रिभिस्से़ुरसैश्च लेपयेत्।Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 386 · v. 48.All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
- Record id
- formulation_shaivaladi_lepa_p458