Foul-smelling, slimy pox ulcers are washed with decoctions of trees such as neem and the milky-sap trees and with lukewarm kanji, and finely ground sesame is applied to calm the heat.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- दुर्गंधित मसूरिका व्रण का प्रक्षालन व तिल लेप
- English
- Washing foul pox ulcers and sesame paste
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | नींब | Not stated |
| Panchavalkala (five barks)पंचवल्कल | ़ीरीवृ़ा | Not stated |
| Sour fermented gruel (kanjika)कांजी (काञ्जिक) | सुखोष्णकांजिका / साधारण गरम कांजी | Not stated |
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Tree decoctions and lukewarm kanji are prepared for washing; sesame is ground fine.
How it is used
The ulcers are washed, then the sesame paste is applied.
वनस्पतियों के क्वाथ व साधारण गरम कांजी से धोकर तीव्र उष्णता के शमनार्थ, तिल को अच्छी तरह पीस कर, वैद्य उस पर लगावें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Pox disease (masurika)(मसूरिकाजन्य व्रण दुगँधयुक्र व पिच्छिल)
- Wounds and ulcers (vrana)(व्रण)
Therapies involvedPaste application (lepa)लेप लगाना
स पूतिगंधानपि पिच्छिलव्रणान् वनस्पतिक्वाथसुखोष्णकांजिका।Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 388 · v. 56.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 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
- Record id
- remedy_nimba_p460_3