After the gargle, mouthfuls (kavala) of shigru root, fresh ginger, kushtha and rock salt are held in kapha-type abhishyanda.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- सहजन मूल आदि का कवल
- English
- Mouthful of shigru root, ginger, kushtha and rock salt
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Shigru (drumstick)सहजन (शिग्रु) | शिग्रुमूल / सेजन का जड | Not stated |
| Ardraka (fresh ginger)अदरक (आर्द्रक) | आर्द्रक / अद्रक | Not stated |
| Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ) | कुष्ट (श्लोक में; टीका में नहीं) | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
How it is used
Held in the mouth as kavala after the gargle.
तदनंतर सेजन का जड, अद्रक, सैंधानमक इन अैषधियों से कबल ग्रहण करावें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Conjunctivitis (abhishyanda)(कफाभिष्यंद)
सशिग्रुमूलाद्र्रककुष्टसैंधवै:। प्रयोजयेत्सत्कबलान्यनंतरम् ॥ 150 ॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 291 · v. 150.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The lexicon has no separate kavala (mouthful-holding) method, so method_ids is left empty.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T14
- Record id
- remedy_shigru_p363_4