After pox ulcers heal, turmeric, or red ochre, or cool fragrant sandal or manjishtha, rubbed down and mixed with ghee and sugar, is applied regularly to restore the skin colour.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- सवर्णकारक हल्दी-गेरू लेप
- English
- Turmeric or red ochre paste to restore skin colour
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | हरिद्रा / हलदी | Not stated |
| Red ochre (gairika)गेरू (गैरिक) | गैरिका / गेरू | Not stated |
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | लोहितद्रुम / शीत सुगंधि चंदन | Not stated |
| Manjishtha (Indian madder)मंजीठ (मञ्जिष्ठा) | लता / मंजीठ | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | शर्करा / शक्कर | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Any one of the drugs is rubbed down well and mixed with ghee and sugar.
इन द्रव्यों को अच्छी तरह घिसकर घी व शक्कर मिलाकर उसमें सदा लेपन करना चाहिए।
How it is used
Applied regularly to the healed area.
Indicated for, as the text says
- Wounds and ulcers (vrana)(रूढ व्रण (सवर्णकरण))
- Pox disease (masurika)(मसूरिका)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
व्रणोषु रूढेषु सवर्णकारणैर्हरिद्रया गैरिकयाथ लोहित-।Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 389 · v. 60.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Alternatives, not one mixture. A footnote explains सवर्ण as matching the surrounding skin or the colour before the ulcer.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
- Record id
- remedy_haridra_p461_1