Equal parts of the three pungents and rock salt with citron juice, the first of four powders said to remove all kapha diseases and excessive urination.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- व्योषादि चूर्ण
- Hindi
- व्योषादि चूर्ण
- English
- Vyoshadi powder
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | व्योष / त्रिकुट | समांशं / समांश · the three pungents and rock salt in equal parts |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Citron (matulunga)बिजौरा नींबू (मातुलुंग) | मातुलुंगोद्धवरस / माहुलंग के रस | Not stated |
| Cow urine (gomutra)गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The three pungents and rock salt are powdered in equal parts and combined with citron juice.
माहुलंग के रस सहित सैंधानमक, त्रिकुट के समांश चूर्ण
How it is used
Taken with citron juice; the commentary says the four preparations are taken with cow's urine.
गोमूत्र के साथ सेवन करने से सर्व कफ रोगों को दूर करते हैं
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kapha disorders(शलेष्मव्याधीन् अशोषान् / सर्व कफ रोग)
- Prameha (urinary-metabolic disorders)(बहुमूत्रामय / बहुमूत्र रोग)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Kapha: pacifies
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
व्योषं वा मातुलुंगोद्धवरससहितं सैंधवाढच्यं समांशं।Source wording as converted, Chapter 10 · p. 150 · v. 8.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 10
- Extraction tasks
- T06
- Record id
- formulation_vyoshadi_churna_p222