Triphala, iron calx, pyrite (sonamakhi), long pepper, vidanga and bhringaraja, which the verse says are taken in equal parts, are used as a powder; the commentary says this brings out three qualities, and taken with milk it is a nectar that removes kushtha.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- त्रिफला-लोह-माक्षिक योग
- English
- Triphala with iron calx, pyrite, long pepper, vidanga and bhringaraja
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | त्रिफला | Not stated |
| Iron (loha)लोहा (लोह) | आयस / लोहभस्म | Not stated |
| Pyrite (makshika)सोनामाखी (माक्षिक) | मा़िाक / सोनामाखी | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | मागधिका / पीपल | Not stated |
| Vidanga (false black pepper)वायविडंग (विडंग) | विडंग / वायविडंग | Not stated |
| Bhringaraja (false daisy)भांगरा (भृंगराज) | भृंगरज / भ्रंगरा | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are used as powder; the verse says in equal measure.
त्रिफलायसमाि़ाकमागधिका सविडंगसुभृंगरजश्च समम् ।
How it is used
Taken with milk against kushtha.
इनको ही दूध के साथ उपयोग करें तो यह कुष्ठ रोग
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)(कुष्ठहरम् / कुष्ठ रोग)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
त्रिगुणं च भवेदपि वालुवकं पयसेदमृतं पिब कुष्ठहरम् ॥ 9 ॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 583 · v. 9.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
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse word वालुवकं beside त्रिगुणं is unclear in the conversion; the commentary renders the line as bringing out three qualities and names no further ingredient. Supervision flag set because the mixture contains iron calx and pyrite.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 25
- Extraction tasks
- T28
- Record id
- remedy_triphala_p655_1