Triphala, the three pungents and fresh ginger juice, ground well with warm cow's urine, are applied as a paste to the eyes in kapha-type abhishyanda.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- फलत्रिकादि लेप
- Hindi
- त्रिफलादि लेप
- English
- Triphaladi eye paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | फलत्रिाक / त्रिफला | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रयूषण / (सोंठ मिरच पिंपल) | Not stated |
| Ardraka (fresh ginger)अदरक (आर्द्रक) | आर्द्रकद्रव / अद्रक का रस | Not stated |
| Cow urine (gomutra)गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र) | सोष्णगवांबु / उष्ण गोमूत्र | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are ground well with ginger juice and warm cow's urine.
अद्रक के रस व उष्ण गोमूत्र के साथ अच्छी तरह पीसकर
How it is used
Applied as a paste on the eyes.
आँखों में लेपन करना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Conjunctivitis (abhishyanda)(कफज अभिष्यंद)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)
फलत्रिाकत्रयूषणसाद्र्रकद्रवै:।Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 291 · v. 148.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 verse names both फलत्रिक (triphala) and त्र्यूषण (trikatu); the commentary writes only त्रिफला and glosses it in brackets as सोंठ मिरच पिंपल.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T14
- Record id
- formulation_triphaladi_lepa_p363