Oil against valmikapada

The drugs of the preceding poultice are mixed with sesame oil and salt, or, as the commentary adds, an oil is cooked with their paste and decoction; it is applied as a paste with a leaf bound over and is said to calm valmikapada.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: वल्मीकपादघ्न तैल
Hindi: वल्मीकपादघ्न तैल
English: Oil against valmikapada

Ingredients and preparation

Medicated oilExternal applicationChapter 14 · p. 244 · v. 14

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल)	एभिरेवौषधै: (त्रिकटु)	Not stated
Garlicलहसन	एभिरेवौषधै: (लहसन)	Not stated
Hingu (asafoetida)हींग (हिंगु)	एभिरेवौषधै: (हींग)	Not stated
Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा)	एभिरेवौषधै: (बच)	Not stated
Ingudi (desert date)हिंगोट (इंगुदी)	एभिरेवौषधै: (हिंगोट)	Not stated
Langali (glory lily)कलिहारी (लांगली)	एभिरेवौषधै: (कलिहारी)	Not stated
Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)	तिलज / तिल का तेल	Not stated
Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव)	लवण / सैंधानमक	Not stated

Preparation as described

The drugs are mixed with sesame oil and rock salt, or an oil is prepared with their paste and decoction.

उपर्युक्र अैषधियों को तिल का तेल, सैंधानमक के साथ मिलाकर (अथवा अैषधियों के कल्क क्वाथ से तैल सिद्द करके) लेपन करके ऊपर से पत्ता बाँधे

How it is used

Applied as a paste with a leaf bound over it.

लेपन करके ऊपर से पत्ता बाँधे

Indicated for, as the text says

Valmikapada (anthill foot)(बल्मीकपाद / वल्मीकपाद)

Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना Bandaging (bandhana)बंधन (पट्टी बांधना)

प्रशमनमिह संप्राप्नोति बल्मीकपाद:॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 14 · p. 244 · v. 14.

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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