Gargle and ghee nasya for upakusha

For upakusha, pippali, rock salt, dry ginger and mustard mixed into hot water are held as a gargle, and ghee, cooked (as the commentary says) with the sweet kakolyadi group, is used as nasal drops and mouthfuls.

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Names and synonyms

Hindi: उपकुश में गण्डूष और घृत नस्य
English: Gargle and ghee nasya for upakusha

Ingredients and preparation

OtherMouth and garglesChapter 15 · p. 275 · v. 77

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली)	पिप्पली / पीपल	Not stated
Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव)	सैधव / सैंधानमक	Not stated
Shunthi (dry ginger)सोंठ (शुण्ठी)	नागर / सोंठ	Not stated
Mustard seed (sarshapa)सरसों (सर्षप)	सर्षप / सरसों	Not stated
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	घृत	Not stated
Sweet-taste herb group (madhura gana)मधुर गण	मधुरैषध काकोल्यादि गण	Not stated

Preparation as described

The four drugs are mixed into hot water; the ghee is cooked with the sweet group.

पीपल, सैंधानमक, सोंठ, सरसों इनको गरम जल में मिलाकर सदा गणडूष धारण

How it is used

Held in the mouth as a gargle; the ghee is given as nasal drops and mouthfuls.

करना चाहिए एवं नस्य व कवल धारण में (मधुरैषध काकोल्यादि गण से सिद्द) घृत का उपयोग

Indicated for, as the text says

Burning, suppurating gums (upakusha)(उपकुश)

Therapies involvedGargling and oil pulling (gandusha, kavala)गंडूष (कुल्ला)Nasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्म

Organs mentionedMouth, teeth and gumsमुख, दांत और मसूड़े

सपिप्पलीसैधवनागरान्वितै:Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 275 · v. 77.

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.

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