For internal, unseen piles a powder of bhallataka and haritaki mixed with jaggery is eaten every morning until a hundred pala of powder have been taken.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- अग्निकहरीतकी चूर्ण
- Hindi
- भिलावा और हरड़ का चूर्ण गुड़ के साथ
- English
- Bhallataka and haritaki powder with jaggery, for hidden piles
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | अग्निक / भिलावा | पलशतं / सै पल चूर्ण · a hundred pala of the powder in all |
| Haritaki (chebulic myrobalan)हरड़ (हरीतकी) | हरीतक / हरड | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The powder is mixed with jaggery.
को प्रतिदिन प्रात:काल भिलावा व हरड के चूर्ण को गुड के साथ मिलाकर खाने को देवें। इस प्रकार
How it is used
Eaten every morning.
को प्रतिदिन प्रात:काल भिलावा व हरड के चूर्ण को गुड के साथ मिलाकर खाने को देवें। इस प्रकार
Indicated for, as the text says
- Haemorrhoids (arsha)(अदृश्यतररूपक दुर्नाम / अदृश्य (अंदर के) अर्श)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
प्रातरग्निकहरीतकचूणँ। भ़ाणं पलशतं गुडयुक्रम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 216 · v. 117.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
- Here the commentary reads अग्निक as भिलावा; in verse 118 it reads अग्निक as चीता (chitraka). The supervision flag is for bhallataka.
Quick facts
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- Remedy
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- Chapter 12
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- T10
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- remedy_bhallataka_p288_6