Nasya ghee of durva, hribera and guduchi (unnamed)

Ghee cooked with the juice of durva, hribera and guduchi and with milk, given as nasya, is said to stop bleeding from the nose quickly.

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Names and synonyms

Hindi: दूब, नेत्रबाला, गिलोय से सिद्ध नस्य घृत
English: Nasya ghee of durva, hribera and guduchi (unnamed)

Ingredients and preparation

Medicated gheeNasalChapter 9 · p. 130 · v. 23

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Durva (Bermuda grass)दूब (दूर्वा)	दूर्वा / दूब	Not stated
Hribera (fragrant sweet-scented root)सुगंधबाला (ह्रीबेर)	जल / नेत्रवाल	Not stated
Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची)	अमृता / गिलोय	Not stated
Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)	पयस् / दूध	Not stated
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	घृत	Not stated

Preparation as described

Ghee is cooked with the juice of durva, hribera and guduchi and with milk.

दूब, नेत्रवाल, गिलोय इनके रस अैर दूध से पकाये हुए घृत का

How it is used

Given as nasya.

नस्य देवें तो रक्रपित्त शीघ्र ही नाश होता है।

Indicated for, as the text says

Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)(घ्राणागत शोणित / रक्रपित्त)

Therapies involvedNasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्म

Organs mentionedNoseनाक (नासिका)

नस्येन नाशयति शाेणितमाशु सर्वे। दूर्वाजलामृतपय: पयसा विपक्वं॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 130 · v. 23.

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.

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