Laja (parched rice)

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: लाजालाज
Hindi: लाजाखील
English: Laja (parched rice)

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Preparation1

Laja, glossed as khil, is one of the powders in the Eladi preparation for pitta.
Chapter 9 · p. 127 · v. 13Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Antimony, amalaki, jujube and parched rice soaked in ghee and jaggeryसुरमा, आंवला, बेर, खील का तर्पण Decoction of parched rice and others for pitta fever (unnamed)पित्तज्वर क्वाथ (लाजादि)Eladi powderएलादि चूर्ण Parched rice tarpanaखील का तर्पण

Conditions mentioned with it

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Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Drying (shosha)शोष Fever (jvara)ज्वर (बुखार)Hiccup (hikka)हिक्का (हिचकी)Morbid thirst (trishna)तृष्णा (अधिक प्यास)Pitta disordersपित्त रोग Vomiting (chhardi)छर्दि (उल्टी)

Organs and systems mentioned

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Chestछाती (उरस्)Heart and cardiovascular systemहृदय और रक्त-संवहनी तंत्र Intestines and colonआंतें और बृहदांत्र Liver and hepatobiliary systemयकृत और पित्ताशय तंत्र Lungs and respiratory systemफेफड़े और श्वसन तंत्र Spleenतिल्ली (प्लीहा)Stomach and digestive systemआमाशय और पाचन तंत्र Throatगला (कंठ)

Other ingredients used together

16

Count of shared preparations.

Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)आंवला (आमलकी)×3 Ela (cardamom)इलायची (एला)×2 Lavanga (clove)लौंग (लवंग)×2 Nagakesara (ironwood flower)नागकेसर×2 Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड)×2 Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता)×1 Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)×1 Jiraka (cumin)जीरा (जीरक)×1 Hribera (fragrant sweet-scented root)सुगंधबाला (ह्रीबेर)×1 Kaseruकशेरु×1 Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)×1 Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली)×1 Water (jala)जल (पानी)×1 Antimony sulphide (anjana, sauviranjana)सुरमा (अंजन)×1 Jujube (badara)बेर (बदर)×1 Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Eladi powderएलादि चूर्ण

Course sessions

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Treatment of pitta diseasesपित्तरोगचिकित्सित

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Antimony, amalaki, jujube and parched rice soaked in ghee and jaggeryसुरमा, आंवला, बेर, खील का तर्पण Decoction of parched rice and others for pitta fever (unnamed)पित्तज्वर क्वाथ (लाजादि)Eladi powderएलादि चूर्ण Parched rice tarpanaखील का तर्पण

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