Ghee processed with a decoction and paste of liquorice, sugar, ativiṣā, indralatā and the three pungents is given to a poisoned person to lick; a well-flavoured meal follows and the pain of poison is said to go.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- विषघ्न घृत
- Hindi
- विषघ्न घृत
- English
- Vishaghna ghrita (poison-destroying ghee)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | शर्करा / शक्कर | Not stated |
| Ativisha (Indian atees)अतीस (अतिविषा) | अतिविष / अतीस | Not stated |
| Indralataइंद्रलता | इंद्रलता | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिकटुक / त्रिकटु | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Ghee is processed with the decoction and paste of the listed drugs.
इनके कषाय कल्क से संस्कृत घृत को
How it is used
Licked by the poisoned person, who is then fed food and drink with good flavour.
विष पीडित को चटा देवें। उसके बाद अच्छे रससहित अौापान के साथ भोजन करावंे, जिससे विष की पीडा दूर होती है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Poisoning (visha)(विष की पीडा)
- Compound poisons (garavisha)(गर)
मुलैठी, शक्कर, अतीस, इंद्रलता, त्रिकटु इनके कषाय कल्क से संस्कृत घृत को विष पीडित को चटा देवें।Source wording as converted, Chapter 19 · p. 412 · v. 22.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.
Questions and answers
What goes into Vishaghna ghrita and how is it given?
Ghee is processed with liquorice, sugar, ativiṣā, indralatā and the three pungents; the poisoned person licks it and is then given a well-flavoured meal.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse speaks of ghee prepared with trikatu powder (त्रिकटुकचूर्णसंस्कृतघृतं); the commentary says decoction and paste.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 19
- Extraction tasks
- T20
- Record id
- formulation_vishaghna_ghrita_p484