Nourishing the eyes (tarpana) with ghee and oil is described as beneficial in shushkakshipaka.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- घृत-तैल से नेत्र तर्पण
- English
- Eye tarpana with ghee and oil
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | आज्य / घृत | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल | Not stated |
How it is used
Used for tarpana of the eyes.
नयनतर्पणमाजयतैलै:
Indicated for, as the text says
- Shushkakshipaka (dry suppuration of the eye)(विशुष्के पाके)
Therapies involvedEye nourishing therapy (tarpana, putapaka)तर्पण (नेत्र तर्पण)
Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)
घृत, तैल से नेत्र को तर्पण करना भी इस रोग में हितकर होता है।Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 314 · v. 256.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
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T15
- Record id
- remedy_ghrita_p386_2