Sesame, licorice, peas, ashvattha and green gram are ground well and mixed with ghee, milk and jaggery; the commentary says it is given to drink with drugs of the cooling group to calm vitiated blood in shuka disease, after which treatment follows the doshas.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- तिलमधुकादि कल्क
- Hindi
- तिलमधुकादि कल्क
- English
- Tilamadhukadi paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिल | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / जयेष्ठमधु (मुलैठी) | Not stated |
| Pea (kalaya)मटर (कलाय) | कलाय / मटर | Not stated |
| Ashvattha (sacred fig)पीपल वृक्ष (अश्वत्थ) | अशवत्थ | Not stated |
| Green gram (mudga)मूंग (मुद्ग) | मुद्र / मूंग | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पयस् / दूध | Not stated |
| Cooling group of drugsशीतवर्ग की औषधियाँ | शीतवर्ग | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The five drugs are ground well and mixed with ghee, milk and jaggery.
तिल, जयेष्ठमधु (मुलैठी) मटर, अशवत्थ, मूंग इनको अच्छी तरह पीसकर घी, दूध व गुड के साथ मिलावें
How it is used
The commentary says it is given to drink together with the cooling group of drugs; the verse itself does not state the route.
फिर शीतवर्ग अैषधियों के साथ दूषित रक्र की शांति के लिए पिलावें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Shukadosha (penile disorders)(कुपितरूधिर (शूकरोग में दूषित रक्त))
तिलमधुककलायाशवत्थमुद्रै: सुपिष्टै:।Source wording as converted, Chapter 14 · p. 243 · v. 9.All references
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