Goat urine, garlic and arka juice are mixed, warmed and filled into the ear, and held for a hundred, five hundred or a thousand matra; the earache is said to subside.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- छागतोयलशुनार्कपय कर्णपूरण
- Hindi
- बकरे का मूत्र, लहसुन और आक रस का कर्णपूरण
- English
- Ear-filling with goat urine, garlic and arka juice
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Goat urineबकरे का मूत्र | छागतोय / बकरे की मूत | Not stated |
| Garlicलहसन | लशुन / लहसन | Not stated |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्कपय / अकैवे का रस | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The three are mixed and warmed.
व अकैवे का रस इनको मिलाकर गरम करके कान में भरंे अैर उसको सै पाँच सै अथवा एक
How it is used
Filled into the ear and held there.
पूरयेच्छ्रवणमाशु जयेत्तं। छागतोयलशुनार्कपयोभि:॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Ear disorders (karnaroga)(कर्णशूल)
Duration as written
for a hundred, five hundred or a thousand matra (time units) · सै पाँच सै अथवा एक हजार मात्रा समय तक
छागतोयलशुनार्कपयोभि:Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 202 · v. 44.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
How does the footnote on earache treatment define one matra of time?
As the time taken to circle the knee once with the hand and snap the fingers.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The supervision flag is for arka, a toxic plant.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
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- Chapter 12
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- T10
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- remedy_aja_mutra_p274_2