A child seized by the Shitaputana graha is made to wear bimbi, gunja and kakadani.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- बिंबलता-घुंघची-काकादनी धारण
- English
- Bimbi, gunja and kakadani amulet for the Shitaputana graha
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy gourd (bimbi)कुंदुरु | बिंब / बिंबलता | Not stated |
| Gunja (rosary pea)घुंघची (गुंजा) | गुंजा / घंुघची | Not stated |
| Kakadaniकाकादनी | काकलता / काकादनी (काकतिंदुकी) | Not stated |
How it is used
Worn by the child.
बिंबलता, घंुघची, काकादनी (काकतिंदुकी) इनको धारण कराना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Shitaputana graha(शीतपूतना)
धैस्सुधूप्य शिशुमत्र िंबंबगुंजासकाकलतया स धारयेत्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 398 · v. 103.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
- Flagged for supervision because gunja is listed as toxic in the lexicon.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
- Record id
- remedy_bimbi_p470_2