Decoction of kharabhusha prepared with cow urine

A decoction of kharabhusha (kharbuja in the commentary) prepared with cow urine is drunk for piles.

Names and synonyms

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Cucumber and melons (karkati, trapusa)ककड़ी और खीरा (कर्कटी)	खरभूषा / खरबूज	Not stated
Cow urine (gomutra)गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र)	गोमूत्र	Not stated

Preparation as described

The decoction is prepared with cow urine.

कांजी के साथ बार-बार पीना चाहिए। अथवा गोमूत्र से सिद्द किए गए, खरबूज के कषाय को पीना

How it is used

Drunk.

मूत्रासिद्दमसकृत्प्रपिबेद्वा। तत्रा साधितरसं खरभूषात्॥

Indicated for, as the text says

मूत्रासिद्दमसकृत्प्रपिबेद्वा। तत्रा साधितरसं खरभूषात्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 216 · v. 118.

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Extraction notes

The verse writes खरभूषा; the commentary gives खरबूज, mapped to the lexicon entry for melons (ingredient_karkati).

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