A cold decoction of kasha grass, sugarcane root, liquorice, sandalwood and sariva is given to digest pitta fever.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- पित्तज्वर पाचन क्वाथ
- English
- Digestive decoction for pitta fever (unnamed)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Kasha grassकांस (काश) | काश | Not stated |
| Sugarcane (ikshu)गन्ना (इक्षु) | इ़ु / इर्ख की जड | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | यष्टिमधु / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन) | चंदन | Not stated |
| Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा) | सारिवा / सारिव | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A decoction is made and given cold.
काश, इर्ख की जड, मुलैठी, चंदन, सारिव इनका ठणडा क्वाथ पाचन के लिए पित्तजवरी को देना चाहिए।
How it is used
Drunk cold.
शीतं कषायमिह पित्तविकारनिघनम्॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Fever (jvara)(पित्तजवर)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Pitta: pacifies
Therapies involvedDigestive therapy (pachana)पाचन चिकित्सा
काशो़ुयष्टिमधुचंदनसारिवानां। शीतं कषायमिह पित्तविकारनिघनम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 139 · v. 66.All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- remedy_kasha_p211_1