Fresh cow butter or ghee mixed with gold bhasma (हेमचूर्ण in the verse) and vacha powder is given to the child according to its digestive strength, starting with a very small amount and increasing gradually; the commentary says it increases life span, body and lustre.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शिशुसेव्य घृतहेमचूर्णवचा घृत
- Hindi
- शिशु सेव्य घृत
- English
- Ghee for the infant with gold and vacha
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Butter (navanita)मक्खन (नवनीत) | नवनीत / मरुखन (मक्खन) | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | गव्य घृत / घी | अत्यल्पमल्पमधिकं च यथावत् / अल्पमात्रा से आरंभ कर थोडा-थोडा बढाते हुए · a very small amount at first, increased gradually |
| Gold (svarna)सोना (स्वर्ण) | हेमचूर्ण / सुवर्णभस्म | Not stated |
| Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा) | वचा / बच का चूर्ण | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Gold bhasma and vacha powder are mixed into cow's butter or ghee.
गाय का मरुखन व घी में सुवर्णभस्म व बच का चूर्ण मिलाकर बालक के अग्निबल
How it is used
Given to the child according to its digestive strength, starting small and increasing little by little.
के अनुसार अल्पमात्रा से आरंभ कर थोडा-थोडा बढाते हुए पिलाना चाहिए, जिससे आयुष्य, शरीर,
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
पाययेच्छिशुमिहाग्निबलेना। त्यल्पमल्पमधिकं च यथावत्Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 208 · v. 77.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
- The supervision flag is for the gold (metal) preparation.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 12
- Extraction tasks
- T10
- Record id
- formulation_shishu_ghrita_p280