Ghee cooked in a decoction of lotus, white lotus, blue lotus, liquorice and sariva, licked repeatedly with sugar, is said to calm pitta cough.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- पुण्डरीकादि घृत
- Hindi
- कमलादि क्वाथ से सिद्ध घृत
- English
- Ghee cooked in a lotus and liquorice decoction
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Padma (lotus)कमल (पद्म) | पुणडरीक / कमल | Not stated |
| Kumudaश्वेतकमल | कुमुद / श्वेतकमल | Not stated |
| Utpala (blue water lily)नीलकमल (उत्पल) | उप्पल / नीलकमल | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | यष्टी / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा) | सारिवा | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | सर्पि / घृत | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | सिता / शक्कर | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A decoction of the five drugs is made and ghee is cooked in it.
उनके काढे से सिद्द किए हुए घृत
How it is used
Licked repeatedly with sugar.
शक्कर के साथ बार-बार चाटें
Indicated for, as the text says
- Cough (kasa)(पित्तज कास)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Pitta: pacifies
कमल, श्वेतकमल, नीलकमल, मुलैठी सारिवा उनके काढे से सिद्द किए हुए घृत को शक्कर के साथ बार-बार चाटें, तो पित्तज कास शमन होता है।Source wording as converted, Chapter 16 · p. 327 · v. 21.All references
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- Chapter 16
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