The divine herbs named in the verse are powdered; the commentary lists guḍūcī, gokshura, vidhārā, śatāvarī, black agaru, bhallātaka, red punarnavā, white punarnavā, vārāhīkanda and large cardamom, taken in equal parts. One akṣa (the commentary: one tola) of the powder is taken daily with milk drunk after it, or the powder of each herb singly with milk. By its power, the text says, a man becomes more lustrous than the moon and the sun.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- वज्रादि रसायन
- Hindi
- वज्रादि रसायन
- English
- Vajrī and other divine-herb rasāyana
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची) | वज्री (श्लोक) / गिलोय (टीका) | Not stated |
| Gokshura (caltrops)गोखरू (गोक्षुर) | गो़ुर / गोखरु | Not stated |
| Vriddhadaru (elephant creeper)विधारा (वृद्धदारु) | वृद्ददारुक / विधारा | Not stated |
| Shatavari (wild asparagus)शतावर (शतावरी) | शतावरी | Not stated |
| Agaru (agarwood)अगर (अगरु) | काली अगर (टीका) | Not stated |
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | भिलावा (टीका) | Not stated |
| Punarnava (hogweed)पुनर्नवा (सांठी) | वर्षाभू / रक्रपुनर्नवा | Not stated |
| White punarnavāश्वेतपुनर्नवा | पुनर्नवा / श्वेतपुनर्नवा | Not stated |
| Kumari (aloe)घीकुंवार (कुमारी) | घृतकुमारी (श्लोक) | Not stated |
| Varahikandaबाराहीकंद | बाराहीकंद (टीका) | Not stated |
| Brihadela (black cardamom)बड़ी इलायची | बडी इलायची (टीका) | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The herbs are taken in equal parts and powdered.
इन दिव्य अैषधियों को समभाग लेकर चूर्ण करें।
How it is used
One tola of the mixed powder daily with milk drunk after it, or each herb's powder singly with milk.
इस चूर्ण को एक-एक तोला प्रमाण प्रतिनित्य सेवन कर ऊपर से दूध पी लेवें। अथवा उपरोक्र, एक-एक अैषधियों के चूर्ण को दूध के साथ सेवन करना चाहिए।
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
वज्री गो़ुरवृद्ददारुकशतावर्यशच गंधाग्निका। वर्षाभूसपुनर्नवाघृतकुमारी - त्युक्रदिव्यौषधीन्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 6 · p. 85 · v. 55.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
- Supervision flag set because the mixture contains bhallātaka (भिलावा), which the lexicon marks as toxic. The verse names वज्री, गोक्षुर, वृद्धदारुक, शतावरी, गंधा, अग्निका, वर्षाभू, पुनर्नवा and घृतकुमारी; the commentary lists ten Hindi names without pairing them one to one, so काली अगर, भिलावा, बाराहीकंद and बडी इलायची are given as the commentary reads them and घृतकुमारी as the verse reads it.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 6
- Extraction tasks
- T04
- Record id
- formulation_vajradi_rasayana_p157