Kernels of good vidanga are made into a paste and purified like flour paste; when cool, free of astringency and dry, they are powdered and mixed with equal amounts of sugar and ghee. The mixture is put in a new pot without holes, washed with fragrant water and smeared inside with fragrant substances; its mouth is tied and it is kept in a heap of grain in the middle of the house through the rainy season. After the rains it is taken out; the person purifies the body (the commentary: by emesis, purgation and the other procedures of panchakarma), gives gifts and worships, then eats one akṣa (the commentary: one tola) every morning, eating food with ghee and milk once it is digested, with oil massage, bathing, sandal paste and a pleasant dwelling. After a month, the text says, one is beloved of women, freed of diseases and distress, and gains a divine form (the commentary: a very beautiful body).
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- विडङ्गसार रसायन
- Hindi
- विडंगसार रसायन
- English
- Vidanga-kernel rasāyana
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | सद्विडंगोद्धव सार / वायविडंग के कण | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | शर्करा / शक्कर | बराबर · equal to the vidanga powder |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | आजय / घी | बराबर · equal to the vidanga powder |
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | चंदनेनानुलेप / चंदन लेपन (साथ की चर्या) | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The kernels are made into a paste, purified, cooled, freed of astringency and dried, then powdered and mixed with equal sugar and ghee; the mixture is sealed in a new, unbroken pot washed with fragrant water and smeared inside with fragrant substances, and kept in a heap of grain in the house through the rainy season.
वायविडंग के कणों को पिट्टी बनाकर, (उसको पिट्टी के समान अच्छी तरह से शोधन करके,) जब वह ठणडे हो जाये, कषाय रहित हों सूख गए हों, तो उसको अच्छी तरह से चूर्ण करके बराबर, शक्कर अैर घी मिलावें।
How it is used
After purification of the body, one akṣa (the commentary: one tola) is eaten every morning; once it is digested, food with ghee and milk is eaten.
तदनंतर इस रसायन को प्रात: प्रतिदिन एक तोले के प्रमाण से सेवन करें। जीर्ण होने के बाद घी दूध के साथ भोजन करना चाहिए।
Duration as written
one month · मासास्वादात् / एक महिना
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
साराणां वा सद्विडंगोद्धवानां। पिष्टं सम्यक्पिष्टवत्शोधयित्वा॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 6 · p. 83 · v. 46-49.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 commentary requires purification of the body by emesis, purgation and the other panchakarma procedures before use. The verse says only that the body is purified and worship done; the gifts and panchakarma are from the commentary.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 6
- Extraction tasks
- T04
- Record id
- formulation_vidangasara_rasayana_p155