Ghee and jaggery collyrium

A collyrium of ghee and jaggery, or sugar mixed with milk, is said to remove sirotpata and siraharsha.

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Names and synonyms

Hindi: घृत-गुड़ अंजन
English: Ghee and jaggery collyrium

Ingredients and preparation

Collyrium (anjana)EyeChapter 15 · p. 316 · v. 268

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	आजय / घृत	Not stated
Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड)	गुड	Not stated
Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)	सिता / शक्कर	Not stated
Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)	दुग्ध / दूध	Not stated

How it is used

Ghee and jaggery are used as a collyrium; sugar mixed with milk is named as an alternative without its mode of use.

आजयं गुडांजनमपि प्रथितै शिराजै। रोगै जयेदुदितादुग्धयुता सिता वा॥

Indicated for, as the text says

Sirotpata (reddening of the eye vessels)(शिरोत्पात)
Siraharsha(शिराहर्ष)

Therapies involvedCollyrium application (anjana)अंजन (सुरमा लगाना)

Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)

घृत व गुड के अंजन व दूध में मिले हुए शक्कर के उपयोग से शिरोत्पात, शिराहर्ष ये दोनों रोग दूर होते हैं।Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 316 · v. 268.

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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