For corpse-smelling semen, after the patient has been cleansed by emesis and purgation, he drinks a well-known, essential ghee that overcomes the disease; the commentary explains it as ghee prepared with the shala-saradi group or other ghees of this kind.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- कुणपगंधि शुक्र नाशक सारभूत घृत
- English
- Essential ghee for corpse-smelling semen
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | सर्पि: / घृत | Not stated |
| Shala-saradi group of treesशालसारादि गण | शाल सारादि (भावार्थ) | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Ghee prepared (siddha) with the shala-saradi group, according to the commentary.
विरेचनादिक से विशुद्द होकर, इस रोग को जीतने वाला सारभूत प्रसिद्द घृत (शाल सारादि साधित
How it is used
Drunk after purification by emesis and purgation.
सर्पि: पिबेत् प्रवरसारतरं प्रसिद्दं शुद्दस्स्वयं कुणपविग्रथिते तु शुल्के॥ 11॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Semen disorders (shukradosha)(कुणपविग्रथिते शुल्के / कुणपगंध से युक्र शुक्र)
कुणपगंध से युक्र शुक्र में वमनSource wording as converted, Chapter 23 · p. 543 · v. 11.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 does the text judge the curability of disorders of semen and menstrual blood?
Disorders from vata, pitta or kapha singly are curable and are overcome with oleation, sudation and similar procedures; the corpse-smelling, pus-like, foul and knotted kinds are difficult to cure; the faeces-smelling kind is called incurable.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Supervision is flagged because the ghee follows purification by emesis and purgation. The verse reads शुल्के, taken as शुक्रे (semen) following the commentary.
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