Vilepi is prepared in four times as much water, the grains are not removed and it has very little liquid, that is, it is thick.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- विलेपी
- Hindi
- विलेपी
- English
- Vilepi (thick gruel)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Pulses in general (vaidala)दालें (वैदल) | दाल आदि के कण | Not stated |
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | जल | चतुर्गुण जल · four times as much water |
Preparation as described
Prepared in four parts of water, without removing the grains, so that it is thick with very little liquid.
जो चतुर्गुण जल में तैयार की गइर् हो, जिस में से दाल आदि के कण नहीं निकाले हो अैर इस में द्रवभाग अत्यल्प हो अर्थात् वह गाढी हो, उसे विलेपी कहते हैं।
How it is used
Given after peya in the graded diet after purification.
दूसरे दिन प्रथम अौाकाल में पेया, द्वितीय अौाकाल में विलेपी
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
विलेपी : जो चतुर्गुण जल में तैयार की गइर् होSource wording as converted, Chapter 8 · p. 115 · v. 34.All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 8
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- formulation_vilepi_p187