A paste of white mustard, trikatu, triphala and turmeric is stirred into salted, sour, lukewarm water, and this liquid is held in the mouth as a gargle after the throat, ears and forehead have been sweated.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- सफेद सरसों, त्रिकटु, त्रिफला, हल्दी का गंडूष द्रव
- English
- Gargle of white mustard, trikatu, triphala and turmeric
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Mustard seed (sarshapa)सरसों (सर्षप) | सिद्दार्थक / सफेद सरसों | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिकटुक / त्रिकटु | Not stated |
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | त्रिफला | Not stated |
| Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा) | हरिद्रा / हल्दी | Not stated |
| Salt (lavana)नमक (लवण) | लवण | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are ground well into a paste and stirred into salted, sour, lukewarm water.
में सफेद सरसों, त्रिकटु, त्रिफला व हल्दी को अच्छी तरह पीसकर (कल्क तैयार करके) उसे लवण,
How it is used
Held in the mouth as a gargle.
आम्ल व मंदोष्ण पानी में घोल लेवें अैर उस द्रव को मुख में धारण करना चाहिए। उसे कब तक धारण
सिद्दार्थकत्रिकटुकत्रिफलाहरिद्रा-कल्कं विलोड्य लवणाम्लसुखोष्णतोयै:।Source wording as converted, Chapter 23 · p. 552 · v. 51.Questions and answers
How do gandusha and kavala differ, and how full should the mouth be for a gargle?
Gandusha is holding a liquid in the mouth, while kavala also involves holding and chewing dry drugs. The gargle liquid should fill half the mouth, because a full mouth cannot move the liquid about and so does not remove all the doshas.
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
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- Chapters
- Chapter 23
- Extraction tasks
- T26
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