Tuttha, sandal, red sandal, saffron, kalaguru, mercury, tamala leaf, camphor and lead in equal parts with a double part of nilanjana, powdered into a collyrium and applied with a lead probe; said to give the eyes beauty.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- तुत्थाद्यञ्जन
- Hindi
- तुत्थादि अंजन
- English
- Tutthadi collyrium
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Blue vitriol (tuttha)नीला थोथा (तुत्थ) | तुत्थ / तूतिया | समं संमिता: / समान अंश · equal parts of each of the nine drugs |
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | चंदन | Not stated |
| Raktachandana (red sanders)लाल चंदन (रक्तचंदन) | रक्रचंदन | Not stated |
| Kumkuma (saffron)केसर (कुंकुम) | काशमीर / केशर | Not stated |
| Agaru (agarwood)अगर (अगरु) | कालागुरु / कालागरु | Not stated |
| Mercury (parada)पारा (पारद) | सूत / पारा | Not stated |
| Tejapatra (Indian bay leaf)तेजपात (तेजपत्र) | तमाल / तमालपत्र | Not stated |
| Karpura (camphor)कपूर (कर्पूर) | चंद्र / कपूर | Not stated |
| Lead (naga, sisaka)सीसा (नाग) | भुजग / शीसा | Not stated |
| Antimony sulphide (anjana, sauviranjana)सुरमा (अंजन) | नीलारुयांजन / नीलांजन | द्विगुणित / द्विगुणरूप · twice the amount |
Preparation as described
All are powdered together into a collyrium (kajal), which is kept in a box or a bottle.
उन सबको चूर्ण कर काजल तैयार करें।
How it is used
Applied in the eye with a lead probe.
उसे करणड या शीशी में रखें अैर शीशे की शलाका से (आँख में) लगावें तो नेत्र सैभाग्य से युक्र होता है।
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
तूतिया, चंदन, रक्रचंदन, केशर, कालागरु, पारा, तमालपत्र, कपूर, शीसा इनको समान अंश में लेकर उसमें नीलांजन को द्विगुणरूप से मिलावें। उन सबको चूर्ण कर काजल तैयार करें।Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 321 · v. 289.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 says नागशलाका (lead probe); the commentary writes शीशे की शलाका.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T15
- Record id
- formulation_tutthadi_anjana_p393