Eight drugs headed by danti, with sharp iron powder, jaggery and khadira decoction, fermented in a prepared ghee pot buried in grain; taken according to digestive strength, it is said to destroy kushtha, prameha and udara.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- दंत्यादि अरिष्ट (लोह सहित)
- English
- Danti and iron fermented preparation
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Dantiदंती (दन्ती) | दंती / जमालगोटे की जड | प्रत्येकमेवं कुडवप्रमाणं / प्रत्येक को कुडुब (16 तोला) · one kudava (16 tola) of each of the eight drugs |
| Trivrit (turpeth)निसोत (त्रिवृत्) | त्रिावृच् / निशाेध | Not stated |
| Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता) | चिात्राक / चित्रक | Not stated |
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | देवदारु | Not stated |
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | पूतीक / पूतीकरंज | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिाकटुक / त्रिाकटु | Not stated |
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | त्रिाफला / त्रिफला | Not stated |
| Pippalimula (long pepper root)पीपलामूल (पिप्पलीमूल) | सुगंधि / पीपलमूल | Not stated |
| Iron (loha)लोहा (लोह) | अमलती़णरज / लोहे के चूर्ण (भस्म) | अर्धभागम् / अर्ध भाग (8 तोला) · half a part (8 tola) |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुडस्यार्धतुलां / गुड | अर्धतुलां / अर्ध तुला ढाइर् सेर · half a tula (two and a half ser) |
| Khadira (cutch tree)खैर (खदिर) | सारोदक / खदिर का काढा | कुडबाष्टक / आठ कुडुब · eight kudava of khadira decoction |
Preparation as described
One kudava (16 tola) of each of the eight drugs is powdered and half a part (8 tola) of pure sharp iron powder added. The powder is put into the prepared pot with half a tula of jaggery and eight kudava of khadira decoction, the mouth closed well and the pot buried in a pit filled with grain.
इनको प्रत्येक को कुडुब (16 तोला) प्रमाण लेकर उनका चूर्ण कर अैर उसमें अर्ध भाग (8 तोला)
How it is used
Taken out after seven days, fifteen days or a month, when its smell, taste and potency are well developed, and given according to the patient's digestive strength.
आदि गुण उसमें व्यक्र हो जाये तब निकाल कर रोगी के अग्निबल के अनुसार खिलावें, जिससे
Indicated for, as the text says
Duration as written
seven days, fifteen days or a month · सप्तदिनाच्चा प़ात् मासादत: / सात दिन मंे या पंद्रह दिन में या एक महिने मंे
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
तस्मिन्गुडस्यार्धतुलां निधाय। सारोदकस्य कुडबाष्टकमिश्रितं तत्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 179 · v. 109-114.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.
Questions and answers
How is the pot prepared for the fermented kushtha preparations?
A ghee pot is heated in fire, leaves of jambu, kapittha, tulasi, mango and citron are boiled in it, it is washed with fragrant water, smeared inside with pepper and pippali in sugar water, perfumed with flowers and bound outside with cords.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- No name in the text. The commentary renders दंती as जमालगोटे की जड and सुगंधि as पीपलमूल. The result is stated on PDF 252. Supervision flag: contains iron, danti and trivrit.
Quick facts
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- Formulation
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- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T09
- Record id
- remedy_danti_p251_2