A paste of shigru root, trikatu and rock salt drunk with a decoction of ajamoda or of chitraka, for scrotal enlargement.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शिग्रुमूलादि कल्क
- Hindi
- सहजन मूलादि कल्क
- English
- Shigru root paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Shigru (drumstick)सहजन (शिग्रु) | सुशिग्रुमूल / सैंजन का जड | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिाकटु / त्रिकटु | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Ajamoda (wild celery seed)अजमोद | राजमोद / अजमोद | Not stated |
| Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता) | चित्राक / चित्रक | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A paste is made of shigru root, trikatu and rock salt.
सैंजन का जड, त्रिकटु, सैंधानमक इनके कल्क को
How it is used
Drunk with a decoction of ajamoda or of chitraka.
अजमोद या चित्रक के क्वाथ के साथ पीवें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Scrotal swelling (vriddhi)(अणडवृद्दि)
Organs mentionedTestes and male reproductive organsअंडकोष और पुरुष जननांग
सुशिग्रुमूलं त्रिाकटंु ससैंधवं। सद्राजमोदै: सह चित्राकेण वा ॥ 88॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 13 · p. 239 · v. 88.All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 13
- Extraction tasks
- T11
- Record id
- formulation_shigrumuladi_kalka_p311