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Utpaladi decoction

उत्पलादि कषाय

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A strained root decoction of blue lotus, lotus, kaseru and water chestnut, mixed with sandal, khas, camphor and netrabala and kept overnight in the moonlight, is given cold with raisins and sugar for severe burning and thirst; the text says it makes the patient comfortable.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
उत्पलादि कषाय
Hindi
उत्पलादि कषाय
English
Utpaladi decoction

Ingredients and preparation

Decoction (kwatha)Taken by mouthChapter 16 · p. 330 · v. 36-37

Ingredients

IngredientAs written in the textQuantity as written
Utpala (blue water lily)नीलकमल (उत्पल)उत्पल / नीलकमलNot stated
Padma (lotus)कमल (पद्म)अंबुज / कमलNot stated
Kaseruकशेरुकशोरुक / कसेरुNot stated
Water chestnut (singhara)सिंघाडाश्रंृगाटक / सिंघाडेNot stated
Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)चंदनNot stated
Ushira (vetiver)खस (उशीर)अंबु / खसNot stated
Karpura (camphor)कपूर (कर्पूर)घन / कपूरNot stated
Hribera (fragrant sweet-scented root)सुगंधबाला (ह्रीबेर)वालक / नेत्रबलNot stated
Grapes and raisins (draksha)मुनक्का और अंगूर (द्राक्षा)द्रा़ाNot stated
Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)सिता / शक्करNot stated

Preparation as described

A decoction is made from the roots of the first four, strained, mixed with sandal, khas, camphor and netrabala, and kept overnight under the open sky.

नीलकमल, कमल, कसेरु, सिंघाडे, इनके जड से सिद्द किए हुए क्वाथ (काढा) में चंदन, खस, कपूर, नेत्रबल को मिलाकर रात्रि में चाँदनी से रखें।

How it is used

The cold fragrant water is given with raisins and sugar.

द्रा़ा व शक्कर के साथ अत्यधिक दाह व तृषा सहित रोगी को पिलावें।

Indicated for, as the text says

Duration as written

kept overnight · रात्रि में

उत्पलांबुजकशोरुकश्रंृगाटांघ्रिभि: क्वथितगालिततोयम्॥ चंदनांबुघनवालकमिश्रं। स्थापयेिौाशि नभस्थलदेशो॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 16 · p. 330 · v. 36-37.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • The bhavartha continues on PDF 403. Ingredient readings of अंबु, घन and वालक follow the commentary.

Quick facts

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Chapter 16
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