Orpiment and turmeric powder mixed in arka latex are applied as a paste; the text says piles subside.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- अर्कदुग्धहरितालहरिद्रा लेप
- Hindi
- आक के दूध में हरताल और हल्दी का लेप
- English
- Paste of arka latex with orpiment and turmeric
Ingredients and preparation
External applicationChapter 12 · p. 216 · v. 114
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्कदुग्ध / आक का दूध | Not stated |
| Orpiment (haratala)हरताल (हरिताल) | हरिताल / हरताल | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | हरिद्रा / हल्दी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Orpiment and turmeric powder are mixed into arka latex.
आक के दूध में हरताल, हल्दी के चूर्ण को मिलकार लेपन करें अथवा थोहर के
How it is used
Applied on the piles.
आक के दूध में हरताल, हल्दी के चूर्ण को मिलकार लेपन करें अथवा थोहर के
Indicated for, as the text says
- Haemorrhoids (arsha)(अर्श)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
Organs mentionedAnus and rectumगुदा
चूर्णमिश्रितविलेपनमिष्टम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 216 · v. 114.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
- The supervision flag is for orpiment (an arsenic mineral) and arka latex.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 12
- Extraction tasks
- T10
- Record id
- remedy_arka_p288_1