Pure shilavalkala powder is mixed with a layer of lac (alaktaka) and made into a collyrium with ghee; the commentary says this collyrium is always useful for the eyes, and the verse says it makes the eyes faultless.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शिलावल्कलाञ्जन
- Hindi
- शिलावल्कल अंजन
- English
- Shilavalkala collyrium
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Stone flower or rock bark (shilavalkala)पत्थर का फूल | शिलामलवल्कलचूर्ण / शुद्द शिलावल्कल के चूर्ण | Not stated |
| Lac (laksha)लाख (लाक्षा) | अलक्रकसत्पटलं / लाख के पटल | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृतवरेण / घी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The powder and the lac layer are mixed with ghee into a collyrium.
शुद्द शिलावल्कल के चूर्ण के साथ लाख के पटल को मिलाकर घी के साथ अंजन
How it is used
Applied to the eyes as a collyrium.
तैयार करें तो वह अंजन सदा आँखों के लिए उपयोगी है।
Therapies involvedCollyrium application (anjana)अंजन (सुरमा लगाना)
Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)
घृतवरेण कृतांजनमंजसा कुरुत एतदनिंद्यदृशो दृशा॥ 17॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 585 · v. 17.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- No eye disease is named; the text speaks of the eyes in general.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 25
- Extraction tasks
- T28
- Record id
- formulation_shilavalkala_anjana_p657