Equal parts of shigru, karanja, chitraka, the three pungents, karavira, ashvagandha and wild basil, ground fine with alkali water, milk, buttermilk or salt water, are rubbed on or applied for kitibha, dadru, kachchhu and other kinds of kushtha.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शिग्र्वादि लेप
- Hindi
- शिग्र्वादि लेप
- English
- Shigrvadi paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Shigru (drumstick)सहजन (शिग्रु) | शिग्रु / सेंजन | समांशै: / समांश · equal parts of each drug |
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | व्याघातक / करंज | Not stated |
| Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता) | अग्नि / चित्रक | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिाकटुक / त्रिकटुक | Not stated |
| Karavira (oleander)कनेर (करवीर) | हयमार / अश्वमार (करनेर) | Not stated |
| Ashvagandha (winter cherry)असगंध (अश्वगंधा) | अश्वगंधा / अश्वगंध | Not stated |
| Ajagandhaरानतुलसी | अजगंधा / रानतुलसी | Not stated |
| Alkali preparations (kshara)क्षार (खार) | ़ारांबु / ़ारजल | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | ़ीर / दूध | Not stated |
| Buttermilk (takra)छाछ (तक्र) | तक्र / छाछ | Not stated |
| Salt (lavana)नमक (लवण) | लवणजल / लवण जल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Equal parts of the drugs are ground fine with alkali water, milk, buttermilk or salt water.
समांश लेकर ़ारजल या दूध या छाछ, लवण जल के साथ पीसकर महीन लेपन करें
How it is used
Rubbed on the skin (udvartana) or applied as a paste.
रुद्वत्याँलेपनाथँ ़ापयाति किटपान् दद्रुककच्छ्रÂनशोषान्॥11॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kitibha (a kind of kushtha)(किटप / किटिभ कुष्ठ)
- Dadru (a kind of kushtha)(दद्रु)
- Itching disorders (kandu, pama)(कच्छ्र / कच्छू)
- Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)(अनेक कुष्ठविशोष)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
सेंजन, करंज, चित्रक, त्रिकटुक, अश्वमार (करनेर) अश्वगंध, रानतुलसीSource wording as converted, Chapter 10 · p. 151 · v. 11.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 paste contains karavira (oleander). The commentary glosses व्याघातक as करंज here and in verse 12.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 10
- Extraction tasks
- T06
- Record id
- formulation_shigrvadi_lepa_p223