A fumigation of cow horn, asafoetida, black pepper, arka, palasha, snake slough, dry ginger, chasha feathers, cotton seed, white mustard and peacock feathers is said to destroy graha fever and the troubles of pishachas.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- भूतज्वर के लिए धूप
- English
- Fumigation for fever caused by spirits (unnamed)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Cow hornगाय का सींग | गोश्रृंग | Not stated |
| Hingu (asafoetida)हींग (हिंगु) | हिंगु / हींग | Not stated |
| Maricha (black pepper)काली मिर्च (मरिच) | मरिच / मिरच | Not stated |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्क / अकैवा | Not stated |
| Palasha (flame of the forest)ढाक (पलाश) | पलाश | Not stated |
| Snake sloughसाँप की केंचुली | सर्पनिर्मोक / सर्पकी कचैली | Not stated |
| Shunthi (dry ginger)सोंठ (शुण्ठी) | निर्मल महैषध / उत्तम सोंठ | Not stated |
| Chasha feathersचाषपत्र | चाषपत्र | Not stated |
| Cotton seedकपास का बीज | कार्पासबीज / कपास का बीज | Not stated |
| Mustard seed (sarshapa)सरसों (सर्षप) | सितसर्षप / सफेद सरसों | Not stated |
| Peacock feathersमोर के पंख | बर्हिबर्ह / मयूर के पंख | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The materials are burnt to give fumes.
हींग, मिरच, अकैवा, पलाश, सर्पकी कचैली, उत्तम सोंठ, चाषपत्र, कपास का बीज, सफेद सरसों, मयूर के पंख इनसे धूप देने से
How it is used
Given as fumigation.
र्धूपो ग्रहजवरपिशाचविनाशहेतु:॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Graha and bhuta afflictions(ग्रहजवर / भूतप्रेतों के उपद्रव)
- Fever (jvara)(ग्रहजवर)
गोश्रृंगहिंगुमरिचार्कपलाशसर्प-निर्मोकनिर्मलमहैषधचाषपत्रौ:॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 142 · v. 77.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
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Cow horn is in the verse but not in the commentary. Supervision flag set because arka is among the materials.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- remedy_hingu_p214_1