Powdered sugar and the three pungents mixed in warm water are given as a purgative even to patients otherwise unfit for purgation when they suffer strongly aggravated pitta, heavy worm infestation or retention of urine.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- शक्कर-त्रिकटु विरेचक चूर्ण
- English
- Purgative powder of sugar and three pungents in warm water (unnamed)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | सित / शक्कर | Not stated |
| Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल) | त्रिाकटुचूर्ण / त्रिकुट | Not stated |
| Warm water (ushnodaka)गरम पानी (उष्णोदक)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Sugar and the three pungents are powdered and mixed into warm water.
शक्कर त्रिकुट के चूर्ण को गरम पानी मंे मिलाकर विरेचन देना चाहिए
How it is used
Drunk in warm water.
सितत्रिाकटुचूर्णकैरहिमवारिणा वान्वितै
Indicated for, as the text says
- Pitta disorders(प्रबल पित्तोद्रेक से संतप्त)
- Worm infestation (krimi)(उदर में क्रिमियों की अत्यधिकता)
- Urinary obstruction (mutraghata)(मूत्रबद्द)
Therapies involvedTherapeutic purgation (virechana)विरेचन (जुलाब)
सितत्रिाकटुचूर्णकैरहिमवारिणा वान्वितै-स्त्रिवृल्लवणनागरैमृदुविरैचनैर्योजयेत्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 8 · p. 117 · v. 44.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
- Caution in the text: Allowed for patients otherwise unfit for purgation only in these conditions.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
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