Kushtha, orpiment, realgar and kanji oil for the Anuputana graha

Sesame oil prepared with kushtha, sal resin, orpiment, realgar and kanji is massaged on the body of a child seized by the Anuputana graha.

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Names and synonyms

Hindi: कूठ-राल-हरताल-मैनसिल-कांजी सिद्ध तैल
English: Kushtha, orpiment, realgar and kanji oil for the Anuputana graha

Ingredients and preparation

Medicated oilExternal applicationChapter 18 · p. 396 · v. 97

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ)	कुष्ठ / कूठ	Not stated
Sarja (sal resin)राल (सर्जरस)	सर्जरस / राल	Not stated
Orpiment (haratala)हरताल (हरिताल)	तालक / हरताल	Not stated
Realgar (manahshila)मैनसिल (मनःशिला)	मैनसिल	Not stated
Sour fermented gruel (kanjika)कांजी (काञ्जिक)	सैवीर / कांजी	Not stated
Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)	तिलज / तिल के तेल	Not stated

Preparation as described

Sesame oil is prepared with the drugs.

How it is used

Massaged on the body.

कूठ, राल, हरताल, मैनसिल, कांजी इनसे सिद्द तिल के तेल का उस बालक के शरीर में मालिश करना चाहिए।

Indicated for, as the text says

Anuputana graha (yaksha class)(अनुपूतना ग्रह)

Therapies involvedOil massage (abhyanga)अभ्यंग (तेल मालिश)

कुष्ठसर्जरसतालकाशपरसैवीरसिद्दतिलजं प्रलेपयेत्।Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 396 · v. 97.

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.

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