The patient is fed khala seasoned with sour fruits and spices, and food cooked with ghee and with boiled milk; after the meal he drinks saurabha ghee, and when thirsty a little lukewarm water.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- वाताभिष्यंद में पथ्य भोजनपान
- English
- Wholesome food and drink in vata-type abhishyanda
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत; सैरभंघृतं (सुरभि गाय के दूध से उत्पौा घृत) | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | श्रृत़ीर / दूध | Not stated |
| Dhanyaka (coriander)धनिया (धान्यक) | धनिया | Not stated |
| Jiraka (cumin)जीरा (जीरक) | जीरा | Not stated |
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | सुखोष्ण जल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Khala is well prepared with sour fruits, coriander, cumin and the like; food is cooked with ghee and taken with milk.
खट्टा फल, धनिया जीरा इत्यादि से अच्छी तरह संस्कृत खल
How it is used
Saurabha ghee is drunk after the meal; a little lukewarm water is given for thirst.
यदि प्यास लगे तो थोडा-सा गरम जल पिलाना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Conjunctivitis (abhishyanda)(वाताभिष्यंद (प्रकरण))
Therapies involvedFollowing a prescribed diet (pathya palana)पथ्य पालन
Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)
पिबेत्स भुक्रोपरि सैरभंघृतं1। सुखोष्णमल्पं तृषिती जलांजलिम्॥134॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 288 · v. 134.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Footnote 1 explains सौरभ घृत as ghee from the milk of the surabhi cow.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T14
- Record id
- remedy_ghrita_p360_1