Maṇḍa is said to increase kapha, to be very nourishing, aphrodisiac and tasty, to remove disorders of vata and of raktapitta, and to be clear; thick maṇḍa is heavy, strengthening and very wholesome. It is also said to breed worms and to destroy poison.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- मण्ड
- Hindi
- मण्ड
- English
- Manda
Ingredients and preparation
Preparation as described
A footnote quotes a definition: maṇḍa is prepared in fourteen times its quantity of water and is without the grains (asikthaka).
कहा भी है - मणडश्चतुर्दशगुणो सिद्दस्तोये त्वसिवथक:।
How it is used
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(वायुविकार)
- Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)(रक्रपित्त के विकार)
- Poisoning (visha)(विष)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
माणड कफ को वृद्दि करने वाली है, अत्यन्त पैष्टिक वृष्य ( काय को बढाने वाली है) है, स्वादिष्ट है।Source wording as converted, Chapter 5 · p. 66 · v. 18.Safety
- Caution in the text: Maṇḍa is said to breed worms.
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
- The text does not say what the maṇḍa is made from.
- Footnote 1 on PDF 138; its marker is not visible in the commentary, but the footnote concerns maṇḍa (verse 18).
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 5
- Extraction tasks
- T03
- Record id
- remedy_manda_p138_1