A group of drugs named as beneficial for cleansing wounds: karanja, cumin, turmeric, sariva, neem, patha, kutki, ingudi, amaltas, indrayava, indravaruni, wild patola and jasmine.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- व्रणशोधन औषधियाँ
- English
- Wound-cleansing drugs
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | करंज | Not stated |
| Jiraka (cumin)जीरा (जीरक) | कांजीर / जीरा | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | निशा / हल्दी | Not stated |
| Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा) | सारिबा / सारिब | Not stated |
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | निंब / नीम | Not stated |
| Pathaपाठा (पाढ़) | पाठा | Not stated |
| Katuki (kutki)कुटकी (कटुकी) | कटुरोहिणी / कुटकी | Not stated |
| Ingudi (desert date)हिंगोट (इंगुदी) | इंगुदी / इंगुद | Not stated |
| Aragvadha (golden shower)अमलतास (आरग्वध) | राजवृ़ा / अमलतास | Not stated |
| Indrayava (kurchi seeds)इन्द्रजौ (इन्द्रयव) | इंद्रयव / इंद्रजै | Not stated |
| Indravaruni (bitter apple)इन्द्रायण (इन्द्रवारुणी) | इंद्रवारुणी / इंद्रयन | Not stated |
| Patola (pointed gourd)परवल (पटोल) | पटोल / जंगली परवल | Not stated |
| Jati (jasmine)चमेली (जाती) | जाती / चमेली | Not stated |
How it is used
Used for cleansing wounds; the form of use is not stated here.
ये सब व्रणशोधन (पीप आदि निकलकर शुद्दि करने) में हितकर अैषधियाँ हैं।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Wounds and ulcers (vrana)(व्रणशोधन / व्रण)
Organs mentionedSkinत्वचा
सराजवृ़ोंद्रयवेंद्रवारुणी पटोलजातीव्र्रणशोधने हिता:॥ 47॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 167 · v. 47.Questions and answers
How is the wound dressed and bandaged after a prameha boil has been opened?
The wound is cleansed with cleansing drugs, filled with a healing paste, covered with leaves and wrapped in fine cloth; the next day the bandage is opened, the pus pressed out, the wound washed with decoction water, dressed and bandaged again.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse reads कांजीर, which the commentary renders as जीरा, so the mapping to cumin is marked uncertain.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T08
- Record id
- remedy_karanja_p239_1