After venesection, a powder of danti, dravanti, trivrit, turmeric, costus, vacha, kutki, patha, bhallataka, bakuchi seed, neem seed kernel, sesame, nut grass, the three myrobalans, vidanga, nili root, bhringaraja and punarnava in equal parts, steeped in a bark decoction of neem, asana, amaltas and prishniparni and repeatedly in brahmi juice, is eaten in doses from a jujube up to a bibhitaka fruit; used regularly it is said to remove all kushthas, prameha, abdominal diseases, haemorrhoids, worms, fistula, foul sinuses, nodules, swellings and other diseases.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- दंती आदि चूर्ण (कुष्ठहर योग)
- English
- Powder of danti and other drugs for kushtha (unnamed)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Dantiदंती (दन्ती) | दन्ती / जमालगोटा | समधृतानि / समान भाग · all the drugs in equal parts |
| Dravantiद्रवंती (द्रवन्ती) | द्रवंती / बडा जमाल गोटा | Not stated |
| Trivrit (turpeth)निसोत (त्रिवृत्) | त्रिवृत / त्रिवि | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | हरिद्रा / हलदी | Not stated |
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कुष्ट / कूट | Not stated |
| Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा) | वचा | Not stated |
| Katuki (kutki)कुटकी (कटुकी) | कटुकरोहिणिका / कुटकी | Not stated |
| Pathaपाठा (पाढ़) | पाठा | Not stated |
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | भल्लातक / भिलावा | Not stated |
| Bakuchi (babchi)बावची (बाकुची) | वल्गुजबीज / बावुची का बीज | Not stated |
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | निंबास्थिमज्जा / नीम की मिगनी व गूदा | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिल | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | मुस्ता / नागरमोथा | Not stated |
| Haritaki (chebulic myrobalan)हरड़ (हरीतकी) | पथ्या / हरड | Not stated |
| Bibhitaki (belleric myrobalan)बहेड़ा (बिभीतक) | अ़ा / बहेडा | Not stated |
| Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)आंवला (आमलकी) | धात्री / आंवला | Not stated |
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | विडंग / वायविडंग | Not stated |
| Niliनीली | नीलीमूल / नीली का मूल | Not stated |
| Bhringaraja (false daisy)भांगरा (भृंगराज) | भृंगरजसार / भंगरा | Not stated |
| Punarnava (hogweed)पुनर्नवा (सांठी) | पुनर्नवा / पुनर्नव | Not stated |
| Asana (Indian kino)विजयसार (असन) | असन / असनवृ़ा (छाल का कषाय, भावना) | Not stated |
| Aragvadha (golden shower)अमलतास (आरग्वध) | आरग्वध / अमलतास (छाल का कषाय, भावना) | Not stated |
| Prishniparniपिठवन (पृश्निपर्णी) | धावनी / पृशनपर्णी (छाल का कषाय, भावना) | Not stated |
| Brahmi (water hyssop)ब्राह्मी | ब्राह्ीरस / ब्राह्ी रस (भावना) | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Equal parts of the drugs are dried and powdered, steeped (bhavana) in the bark decoction of neem, asana, prishniparni and amaltas, and then steeped again and again in brahmi juice.
इन सबको समान भाग में लेकर सुखाना चाहिए फिर चूर्ण करना चाहिए। तदनांतर नीम, असनवृ़ा, पृशनपर्णी, अमलतास इनकी छाल के कषाय से भावना देनी चाहिए। फिर पुन: पुन: ब्राह्ी रस से भावना देकर
How it is used
Eaten after venesection, in doses from the size of a jujube up to the size of a bibhitaka fruit (one tola, says the commentary), and taken regularly.
प्रमाण से लेकर बहेडे के प्रमाण (एक तोला) पयँत प्रमाण से उसे खाना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)(कुष्ठानि / सर्व कुष्ठ)
- Prameha (urinary-metabolic disorders)(मेहान् / प्रमेह)
- Udara roga (abdominal enlargement)(अखिलोदराणि / उदर)
- Haemorrhoids (arsha)(दुर्नामकान् / बवासीर)
- Worm infestation (krimi)(कृमि)
- Fistula-in-ano (bhagandara)(भगंदर)
- Sinus tract (nadivrana)(दुष्टनाडी / दुष्ट नाडीव्रण)
- Nodules (granthi)(ग्रन्थीन् / ग्रंथि)
- Swelling and oedema (shotha)(सशोफान् / सूजन)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
दन्तीं द्रवंती त्रिवृतं हरिद्रां। कुष्टं वचां कटुकरोहिणिकां सपाठाम्॥ 86॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 175 · v. 86-90.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
- Supervision flag set because the recipe follows venesection and contains strong purgatives (danti, dravanti, trivrit) and bhallataka. The commentary glosses दन्ती and द्रवन्ती as जमालगोटा and बडा जमाल गोटा and leaves worms out of its list of indications. Verses 86-90 have no heading of their own.
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