The root of a single juicy nili plant, ground well and mixed with the milk of a black cow, is drunk in darkness at night on the day when the sun and moon are in conjunction; the text says this calms apachi.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- काली गाय के दूध के साथ नीली मूल
- English
- Nili root with a black cow's milk
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Niliनीली | सरसनीलीमूल / नीली की जड | एक ही नीली की जड · the root of a single plant |
| Cow milk (go-ksheera)गाय का दूध (गोक्षीर) | असितपशुपय: / काली गाय के दूध | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The root is ground well and mixed with the milk.
रसयुक्र एक ही नीली की जड को अच्छी तरह पीसकर, काली गाय के दूध मे मिलाकर
How it is used
Drunk at night in darkness on the day of the conjunction of sun and moon.
जिस दिन सूर्य अैर चंद्रमा का संयोग होता हो, उसी दिन रात को अंधेरे मे पीवें
Indicated for, as the text says
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
अपि च सरसनीलीमूलेमकं सुपिष्टं।Source wording as converted, Chapter 14 · p. 245 · v. 20.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 14
- Extraction tasks
- T12
- Record id
- remedy_nili_p317_4