For vata-type mahodara the abdomen is smeared with oil and a poultice of shigru roots and both karanjas cooked in milk and curd is bound on with leaves.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- वातोदर में शिग्रु-करंज उपनाह
- English
- Shigru and karanja poultice for vata-type udara
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल / तेल | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | ़ीर / दूध | Not stated |
| Curd (dadhi)दही (दधि) | दधि / दही | Not stated |
| Shigru (drumstick)सहजन (शिग्रु) | सुशिग्रुम्ूल / सेंजन का जड | Not stated |
| Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज) | करंजयुग्म / दोनों करंज (करंजपूतीकरंज) | Not stated |
| Eranda (castor plant)एरंड (एरण्ड) | पत्रादान / एरंड आदि वातनाशक पत्ों | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Shigru roots and both karanjas are cooked with milk and curd into a poultice.
का जड व दोनों करंज (करंजपूतीकरंज) के पुल्टिश, एरंड आदि वातनाशक पत्ों के साथ पेट पर
How it is used
The abdomen is first smeared with oil and the poultice is bound on it with castor and other vata-relieving leaves.
वातज महोदर हो तो उसके पेट पर तेल का लेपन कर दूध व दही से पकाये हुए सेंजन
Indicated for, as the text says
- Udara roga (abdominal enlargement)(मरुत्कृतं महोदरं / वातज महोदर)
Therapies involvedPoultice (upanaha)उपनाह (पुल्टिस)
Organs mentionedAbdomenउदर (पेट)
सुशिग्रुम्ूलैस्सकरंजयुग्मैस्सपत्रादानैरुपनाहयेत्तम्॥ 144॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 186 · v. 144.All references
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- Chapter 11
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