Vasa, guduchi, punarnava, arka flowers and other bitter and pungent vegetables are cooked in water of amaltas, bhallataka and neem and eaten in kushtha, with regular drinks of khadira heartwood decoction.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- कुष्ठ में पथ्य शाक
- English
- Wholesome vegetables for kushtha
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Vasa (Malabar nut)अडूसा (वासा) | वासा / अडूसा | Not stated |
| Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची) | गुलूची / गिलोय | Not stated |
| Punarnava (hogweed)पुनर्नवा (सांठी) | पुनर्नवा / सोंठ (टीका) | Not stated |
| Arkapushpiअर्कपुष्पी | अर्कपुष्प / अर्कपुष्पी | Not stated |
| Aragvadha (golden shower)अमलतास (आरग्वध) | आरग्वध / अमलतास (का पानी) | Not stated |
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | अरुष्कर / भिलावा (का पानी) | Not stated |
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | निंबतोय / नीम (का पानी) | Not stated |
| Khadira (cutch tree)खैर (खदिर) | खदिरसार कषाय / कत्था | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The vegetables are cooked in water of amaltas, bhallataka and neem (and kattha, in the commentary).
अमलतास, भिलावा, नीम व कत्था इनके पानी से पकाये हुए अडूसा, गिलोय, सोंठ, अर्कपुष्पी, व तीखे व कडुवे शाकवर्ग को कुष्ठ में प्रयोग करें।
How it is used
Eaten as vegetables, with constant drinks of khadira heartwood decoction (verse).
आरग्वधारुष्करनिंबतोय-पक्वैस्सदा खदिरसारकषायपानै:॥ 80॥
Indicated for, as the text says
वासागुलूचीसपुनर्नवार्क-पुष्पादितिक्रकटुकाखिलशाकवर्गै:।Source wording as converted, Chapter 11 · p. 174 · v. 80.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
- Supervision flag set because the cooking water includes bhallataka, a toxic plant. The commentary prints सोंठ where the verse has पुनर्नवा and अर्कपुष्पी for अर्क-पुष्प.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 11
- Extraction tasks
- T08
- Record id
- remedy_vasa_p246_1