A decoction or cold infusion of bhallataka, mango, khas, coriander, kutki and nut grass is drunk in pox.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- भिलावा-आम-धनिया आदि क्वाथ या शीत कषाय
- English
- Bhallataka, mango and coriander decoction or cold infusion
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | अरुष्कर / भिलावा | Not stated |
| Mango (amra)आम (आम्र) | आम्र / आम | Not stated |
| Ushira (vetiver)खस (उशीर) | अंबु / खश | Not stated |
| Dhanyaka (coriander)धनिया (धान्यक) | धान्य / धनिया | Not stated |
| Katuki (kutki)कुटकी (कटुकी) | रोहिणी / कुटकी | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | घन / नागरमोथा | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Prepared as a decoction or as a cold infusion.
इनके क्वाथ वा शीत कषाय को पीवें।
How it is used
Drunk.
Indicated for, as the text says
- Pox disease (masurika)(मसूरिका)
अरुष्करांम्रांबुसधान्यरोहिणी घनै: श्रृतं शीतकषायमेव वा।Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 386 · v. 50.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 commentary glosses अंबु as खश. Flagged for supervision because it contains bhallataka.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
- Record id
- remedy_bhallataka_p458_8