After purification, a powder of kushtha, nili, kantakari, white punarnava, the three pungents, brihati, nirgundi and arka is drunk with the alkali water of shirisha, musta, rava, apamarga and kimshuka.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- कूठादि चूर्ण (मूषक विष)
- English
- Kushtha powder with alkali water for rat poison
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कुष्ठ / कूठ | Not stated |
| Niliनीली | नीली | Not stated |
| Kantakari (yellow-berried nightshade)छोटी कटेरी (कंटकारी) | व्याघ्री / छोटी कटेहरी | Not stated |
| Punarnava (hogweed)पुनर्नवा (सांठी) | श्वेतापुनर्भू / सफेद पुनर्ववा, (सभालू) | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिकटुक | Not stated |
| Brihati (Indian nightshade)बड़ी कटेरी (बृहती) | बृहती / बडी कटेली | Not stated |
| Nirgundi (five-leaved chaste tree)निर्गुंडी (संभालू) | सिंधुवार / निर्गुणडी | Not stated |
| Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क) | अर्क / अकैवा | Not stated |
| Shirisha (lebbek)सिरस (शिरीष) | शिरीष (क्षारजल) | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | अंबुद / मेथा (क्षारजल) | Not stated |
| Apamarga (prickly chaff flower)चिरचिटा (अपामार्ग) | किणिही / चिरचिरा (क्षारजल) | Not stated |
| Palasha (flame of the forest)ढाक (पलाश) | किंशुक / किंशुक (पलाश) (क्षारजल) | Not stated |
| Alkali preparations (kshara)क्षार (खार)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The first eight drugs are powdered; the alkali water is made from shirisha, musta, rava, apamarga and kimshuka.
इन के चूर्ण को शिरीष, मेथा, रव, चिरचिरा, किंशुक (पलाश) इनके ़ारजल के साथ मिलाकर पिलाना चाहिए।
How it is used
Drunk mixed with the alkali water.
पेयं स्यात्ौ:शिरीषांबुदरवकिणिही किंशुक़ारतोयै:॥ 136॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Rat bite poison (mushika visha)(मूषिक विष)
नीली, छोटी कटेहरी, सफेद पुनर्ववा, (सभालू) त्रिकटुक, बडी कटेली, निर्गुणडी, अकैवा इन के चूर्णSource wording as converted, Chapter 19 · p. 438 · v. 136.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.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Commentary continues on PDF 511. The word रव in the alkali list is left unidentified; (सभालू) after सफेद पुनर्ववा is unclear in the commentary.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
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- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 19
- Extraction tasks
- T21
- Record id
- remedy_kushtha_p510_2