Turpeth, salt and dry ginger, as a decoction or powder, are used for mild purgation in the same exceptional cases.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- निसोत, नमक, सोंठ का मृदु विरेचक
- English
- Mild purgative of turpeth, salt and dry ginger (unnamed)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Trivrit (turpeth)निसोत (त्रिवृत्) | त्रिावृत् / निसोत | Not stated |
| Salt (lavana)नमक (लवण) | लवण / नमक | Not stated |
| Shunthi (dry ginger)सोंठ (शुण्ठी) | नागर / सोंठ | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Turpeth, salt and dry ginger are given as a decoction or as a powder.
अथवा निसोत, नमक, सोंठ के कषाय से चूर्ण से मृदु विरेचन कराना चाहिए।
How it is used
Taken to produce mild purgation.
मृदु विरेचन कराना चाहिए।
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)
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.
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 commentary's कषाय से चूर्ण से is read as decoction or powder.
Quick facts
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- Chapter 8
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