Stone flower (shilodbhava) is cooked very carefully and thoroughly with khadira heartwood and then cooked with triphala; drinking this, the text says, removes even the most dreadful kinds of kushtha.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शिलोद्भव कल्प
- Hindi
- शिलोद्भव कल्प
- English
- Stone flower kalpa
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Stone flower or rock bark (shilavalkala)पत्थर का फूल | शिलोद्धव / पत्थर का फूल | Not stated |
| Khadira (cutch tree)खैर (खदिर) | खदिरसार | Not stated |
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | त्रिफलया / त्रिफला | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Cooked first with khadira heartwood and then with triphala.
पत्थर के फूल को खदिरसार के साथ अच्छी तरह बहुत यत्नपर्वूक पकावें, फिर उसे
How it is used
Drunk.
त्रिफलया च विपक्वमिदं पिबन् हरति कुष्ठगणानतिनिष्ठुरान्॥ 13॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)(कुष्ठगणानतिनिष्ठुरान् / भयंकर से भयंकर कुष्ठ रोग)
Organs mentionedSkinत्वचा
अथ शिलोद्धवमप्यतियत्नत: खदिरसारयुतं परिपाचितमा्।Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 584 · v. 13.All references
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