The teeth are cleaned with sticks of neem, karanja, babul and other bitter, pungent or astringent trees and with a tooth powder of dry ginger, black pepper, long pepper and salt, which is said to calm kapha.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- कफनाशक दंतधावन
- English
- Tooth cleaning against kapha
Ingredients and preparation
Mouth and garglesChapter 10 · p. 149 · v. 4
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | निंब / नीम | Not stated |
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | कारंजक / करंज | Not stated |
| Babbula (babul)बबूल (बब्बूल) | बबूल (टीका) | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिकटुक / सोंठ, मिरच, पीपल | Not stated |
| Salt (lavana)नमक (लवण) | लवण / नमक | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Tooth sticks are cut from the named trees; the tooth powder is the three pungents mixed with salt.
नीम, करंज, बबूल आदि कडवा, चरपरा, कषाय रस दांतोन व सोंठ, मिरच, पीपल नमक मिश्रित दंत मंजन द्वारा, दंतधावन करने से
How it is used
Used to clean the teeth.
कारंजकाद्यैस्त्रिकटुकलवणोन्मिश्रितैंदँतकाष्टै:॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kapha disorders(कफ शमन)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Kapha: pacifies
Therapies involvedTooth cleaning (dantadhavana)दंतधावन (दातुन)
Organs mentionedTeeth and gumsदांत और मसूड़े
कारंजकाद्यैस्त्रिकटुकलवणोन्मिश्रितैंदँतकाष्टै:॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 10 · p. 149 · v. 4.All references
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