The eye obstructed by kapha is irrigated with juice from the root of punarnava mixed with rock salt; the commentary renders the juice as that of dry ginger.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- पुनर्नवा मूल रस का सेक
- English
- Irrigation with punarnava root juice and rock salt
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Punarnava (hogweed)पुनर्नवा (सांठी) | पुनर्नवांघ्रि (मूल) रस; टीका में सोंठ का रस | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सेंधा लोण | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The juice is mixed with rock salt.
सेंधा लोण के साथ मिलाकर
How it is used
Poured over (sechana) the kapha-affected eye.
उस कफगत आँख में सेचन करना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Conjunctivitis (abhishyanda)(कफरूद्दलोचन / कफगत आँख)
Therapies involvedPouring therapy (parisheka)परिषेक (धारा)
Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)
पुनर्नवांघ्रिप्रभवै: ससैंधवै। रसैर्निषिँचेत्कफरूद्दलोचनम् ॥ 149॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 291 · v. 149.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 verse names punarnava root; the commentary says सोंठ के रस (dry ginger juice).
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T14
- Record id
- remedy_punarnava_p363_2