As soon as the child is born the membrane (jarayu) clinging to its body is cleaned and its mouth is cleansed with rock salt and ghee; the commentary says a little ghee mixed with rock salt is given to lick from a finger, which clears the phlegm in the throat. The navel cord is then cleaned, tied with a soft thread at a length of eight angulas and cut there; oil (the commentary: kushtha oil) is applied to the cord and it is tied at the child's neck.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- जन्मोत्तर विधि
- Hindi
- जन्म के बाद की विधि
- English
- Care of the newborn after birth
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सुसैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | सर्पिषा / घी | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैलालिप्तां / तैल | Not stated |
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कूठ के तैल (भावार्थ) | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A little ghee is mixed with rock salt.
अैर घी-से मुख को शुद्द करे (थोडा घी अैर सैंधानमक को मिलाकर अंगुली से चटा देवें, जिससे
How it is used
The salt-and-ghee mixture is licked from a finger; the oil is applied to the cut cord.
काट देवें। अनंतर नाल पर तैल (कूठ के तैल) लगाकर उसे बच्चो के गले में बांधे।
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
भावार्थ : बच्चा जन्म लेते ही उस के शरीर पर लगी हुइर् जरायु को साफ करंे तथा सैंधानमकSource wording as converted, Chapter 23 · p. 547 · v. 29.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
- Footnote 1 on PDF 619 gives नालि as a variant reading in this verse. Supervision is flagged because the procedure includes cutting the umbilical cord.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 23
- Extraction tasks
- T26
- Record id
- method_janmottara_vidhi_p619