After the intestinal enlargement has been declared incurable, bala oil or castor oil with rock salt is given to drink as part of vata-reducing treatment.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- अन्त्रवृद्धि में बलातैल
- Hindi
- अन्त्रवृद्धि में बलातैल या एरण्ड तैल
- English
- Bala oil or castor oil for intestinal enlargement
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला) | बलाभिधानं तिलजं / बलातैल | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तिलज / तैल | Not stated |
| Castor oil (eranda taila)अरंडी का तेल (एरण्ड तैल) | एरणडजतैल / एरणड का तैल | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Bala oil, which a footnote says is described in the section on childbirth, or castor oil mixed with rock salt.
बलातैलv अथवा सैंधानमक मिलाकर एरणड का तैल उसे पिलाना चाहिए।
How it is used
Drunk.
बलाभिधानं तिलजं प्रपाययेत्। ससैंधवैरणडजतैलमेव वा॥ 86॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Inguinal hernia (antravriddhi)(अंत्रवृद्दि)
Organs mentionedTestes and male reproductive organsअंडकोष और पुरुष जननांग
अथांत्रावृद्दै तदसाधयतां सदा। निवेद्य यत्नादनिलघनमाचरेत्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 13 · p. 239 · v. 86.Questions and answers
Into how many kinds is scrotal enlargement (vriddhi) divided, and which kind is to be declared incurable?
Seven, from vata, pitta, kapha, blood, fat, urine and intestine; the intestinal kind (antravriddhi) is to be declared incurable before treatment.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Footnote 1 on PDF 311 reads प्रसूति अधिकारोक्र, i.e. bala oil as given in the childbirth section.
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- Chapter 13
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