Triphala and trikatu ground well with cow's urine containing alkali, applied as a plaster and also drunk, together with poultices of hot drugs, for kapha-type scrotal enlargement.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- त्रिफलादि लेप
- Hindi
- त्रिफला-त्रिकटु लेप
- English
- Triphala-trikatu plaster for kapha-type enlargement
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | त्रिाफला / त्रिफला (हरड, बहेडा, आँवला) | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | कटुत्रिाक / त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिरच पीपल) | Not stated |
| Cow urine (gomutra)गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र) | गवां जल / गोमूत्र | Not stated |
| Alkali preparations (kshara)क्षार (खार) | ़ार | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Triphala and trikatu are ground well with cow's urine containing alkali.
़ारयुक्र गोमूत्र के साथ अच्छी तरह पीसकर लेपन करना चाहिए
How it is used
Applied as a plaster; the same preparation is given to drink, and poultices of hot drugs are bound on.
उसी अैषधि को रोगी को पिलाना चाहिए एवं च उष्ण वर्गो अर्थात् उष्णगुणयुक्र अैषधियों की पुल्टिश बाँधना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Scrotal swelling (vriddhi)(कफवृद्दि)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
Organs mentionedTestes and male reproductive organsअंडकोष और पुरुष जननांग
प्रलेपयेत्तच्चा पिवेदथातुर:। सुखोष्णवर्गैरुपनाहयेत्सदा॥ 83॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 13 · p. 238 · v. 83.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Used both as a plaster and as a drink; external is given as the main route.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 13
- Extraction tasks
- T11
- Record id
- formulation_triphaladi_lepa_p310