An avapidana nasya of black pepper, dry ginger and long pepper is given in kapha-vata disorders.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- मिरच, सोंठ, पीपल का अवपीडन नस्य
- English
- Avapidana nasya of black pepper, dry ginger and long pepper (unnamed)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Maricha (black pepper)काली मिर्च (मरिच) | मरिच / मिरच | Not stated |
| Shunthi (dry ginger)सोंठ (शुण्ठी) | नागर / सोंठ | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | पिप्पली / पीपल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The three drugs are given as an avapidana nasya, which a footnote describes as made from paste, decoction or juice of dry drugs.
शलेष्मवात रोग में मिरच, सोंठ, पीपल के अवपीडन नस्य को देना चाहिए
How it is used
Given into the nose as avapidana nasya.
व्याधयावपीडनमिति प्रवदंति नस्यं। शलेष्मानिले मरिचनागरपिप्पलीनाम्॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kapha disorders(शलेष्मवात रोग)
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(शलेष्मवात रोग)
Therapies involvedNasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्म
शलेष्मानिले मरिचनागरपिप्पलीनाम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 8 · p. 123 · v. 70.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
- The commentary is on PDF page 196 (book page 124).
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 8
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- remedy_maricha_p195_1