Kapittha, shali rice, khas and hribera; or peas, kaleyaka and jasmine leaves; or sesame and dark sandal, ground in milk and mixed with cow's ghee, are applied to make the skin its normal colour.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- दूध में पिसे सवर्णकारक लेप
- English
- Milk-ground pastes with cow's ghee to restore skin colour
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Wood apple (kapittha)कैथ (कपित्थ) | कपित्थ / कैथ | Not stated |
| Rice (shali)शालि चावल (शालि) | शालि, अ़ात / शाली धान, चावल | Not stated |
| Ushira (vetiver)खस (उशीर) | अंबु / खश | Not stated |
| Hribera (fragrant sweet-scented root)सुगंधबाला (ह्रीबेर) | बालक / नेत्रवाला | Not stated |
| Pea (kalaya)मटर (कलाय) | कलाय / मटर | Not stated |
| Kaleyakaकालेयक | कालेयक (पीला चंदन) | Not stated |
| Mallika (Arabian jasmine)मोगरा (मल्लिका) | मल्लिकादल / चमेली के पत्ो | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिल | Not stated |
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | चंदन / काला चंदन | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पय / दूध | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | गव्यघृत | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Each set of drugs is ground with milk and mixed with cow's ghee.
दूध के साथ पीसकर व गव्यघृत मिलाकर लेप करें तो त्वचा सवर्ण बन जाता है।
How it is used
Applied as a paste on the healed skin.
Indicated for, as the text says
- Wounds and ulcers (vrana)(व्रण (सवर्णकरण))
- Pox disease (masurika)(मसूरिका)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
कपित्थशाल्य़ातबालकांबुभि: कलायकालेयकमल्लिकादलै:।Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 389 · v. 61.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Three alternative sets. The verse has मल्लिका; the commentary renders it चमेली.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
- Record id
- remedy_kapittha_p461_2