For kapha-caused eye diseases the text especially recommends the putapaka juices of tender shigru shoots and the chief jati (jasmine) leaves.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- सहजन व जाई के पत्तों का पुटपाक
- English
- Putapaka of tender shigru and jasmine leaves
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Shigru (drumstick)सहजन (शिग्रु) | कोमलशिग्रुपÑव / सेंजना के कोमल पत्ो | Not stated |
| Jati (jasmine)चमेली (जाती) | जाती / जाइर् (चमेली) के पत्ो | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The leaves are processed by putapaka to obtain their juice.
जाइर् (चमेली) के पत्ो को पुटपाक करके
How it is used
Used as putapaka in the treatment of kapha eye diseases.
Indicated for, as the text says
- Eye disorders (netraroga)(कफोद्धवानि़ागताखिलामया)
Therapies involvedEye nourishing therapy (tarpana, putapaka)तर्पण (नेत्र तर्पण)
Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)
विशोषत: कोमलशिग्रुपÑव। प्रधानजातीपुटपाकसद्रसै:॥ 154॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 292 · v. 154.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
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T14
- Record id
- remedy_shigru_p364_1