Ghee cooked with kuṣṭha, sandal, reṇukā, turmeric, devadāru, both bṛhatīs, mañjiṣṭhā, priyaṅgu, viḍaṅga, nīlī, sārivā, tagara and pūtikarañja is said to overcome all fierce poisons, which the commentary gives as the reason for its name; whoever takes it is said to conquer all poisons.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- उग्रविषारी घृत
- Hindi
- उग्रविषारी घृत
- English
- Ugravishari ghrita (ghee against fierce poisons)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कुष्ठ / कूठ | Not stated |
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | चंदन | Not stated |
| Renuka seedरेणुका का बीज | हरेणु / रेणुका | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | हरिद्रा / हलदी | Not stated |
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | देवदारु | Not stated |
| Brihatidvaya (two nightshades)कंटकारीद्वय (दोनों कटेरी) | बृहतीद्वरा / छोटी बडी कटेहरी | Not stated |
| Manjishtha (Indian madder)मंजीठ (मञ्जिष्ठा) | मंजिष्ठा / मंजीठ | Not stated |
| Priyanguप्रियंगु (फूलप्रियंगु) | प्रियंगु / फूलप्रियंगु | Not stated |
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | विडंग / वायविडंग | Not stated |
| Niliनीली | सुनीली / नीलीवृ़ा | Not stated |
| Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा) | सारिवा | Not stated |
| Tagara (Indian valerian)तगर | तगर | Not stated |
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | पूतिकरंज / दुगँध करंज | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | सर्पि / घृत | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Ghee is cooked with these drugs.
इनसे पका हुआ घृत समस्त उग्र विषों को नाश करने के लिए समर्थ है।
How it is used
Taken by the poisoned person and also used as drink, nasal medicine, collyrium and paste.
विष पीडित मनुष्यों को इस उत्तम घृत से पान, नस्य, अंजन लेपनादि की योजना करनी चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Poisoning (visha)(समस्त उग्र विषों)
कूठ, चंदन, रेणुका हलदी, देवदारु, छोटी बडी कटेहरी, मंजीठ, फूलप्रियंगु, वायविडंग, नीलीवृ़ा, सारिवा, तगर, दुगँध करंज, इनसे पका हुआ घृतSource wording as converted, Chapter 19 · p. 421 · v. 64-65.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.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 19
- Extraction tasks
- T20
- Record id
- formulation_ugravishari_ghrita_p493