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Formulation

Lodhra powder to stop bleeding

लोध्र आदि का रक्तस्तंभक चूर्ण

Lodhra, pure cow dung, wheat, amalaki, conch, shell, arimeda with the knots of these trees, and the sarja, arjuna and bhurja trees with their bark are powdered; the powder is dusted on the…

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Lodhra

लोध (लोध्र) · लोध्र

Tilvaka, rendered lodh in the commentary, is counted among the latex (milk) poisons.

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Glossary entry

चिल्ली

लोध

हिन्दी: लोध, चिल्ली, शाक, बथुवा · मराठी: लोध्र, रक्तचील, चाकवत

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Glossary entry

तिल्वक

लोध

हिन्दी: लोध · मराठी: हिंगणबेट, लोध्र

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Glossary entry

लोध्र

लोध

हिन्दी: लोध · मराठी: लोध्र वृक्ष

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Glossary entry

शबर

लोध

हिन्दी: लोध · मराठी: श्वेत लोध्र, लोध्र

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Formulation

Khas, licorice and lodhra paste (footnote)

खस-मुलेठी-लोध आदि लेप

A footnote adds that a paste of khas, licorice, hribera, sariva, lotus, lodhra, priyangu, manjishtha and red ochre is also beneficial for the Garuda-seized child.

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Remedy

Rubbing with kushtha, antimony, lodhra and musta

कूट, सुरमा, लोध, नागरमोथा का प्रतिसारण

Shushira of the gums is rubbed with kushtha, antimony (surma), lodhra and musta.

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Formulation

Nilanjana, liquorice and tanduliya root drink for pradara (unnamed)

नीलांजन आदि का प्रदरनाशक योग

A paste of black antimony (nilanjana), liquorice and tanduliya root, mixed with lodhra, banana and coconut water or decoction and drunk, is said to destroy asrigdara quickly.

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Amrasthyadi powder for pakva diarrhoea

पक्वातिसार में आम्रास्थ्यादि चूर्ण

A powder of mango seed kernel, lodhra, liquorice, sesame, padmaka, dhataki flowers, silk-cotton gum, bael pulp, priyangu, kutaja bark, ativisha and manjishtha, drunk with whey, is said to…

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Another way to stop bleeding

रक्त रोकने की दूसरी विधि · शोणितस्तम्भन अपर विधि

Alternatively, lodhra, pure cow dung, wheat, amalaki, conch, shell (shukti), arimeda (glossed as foul-smelling khadira) with the knots of these trees, and the sarja, arjuna and bhurja trees…

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Antidote for latent poison

दूषीविषारि अगद

Long pepper, liquorice, saffron, kuṣṭha, dhyāmaka, tagara, lodhra, jaṭāmāṃsī, sandal, natron (sajjīkhār), guḍūcī and small cardamom are powdered and mixed with sugar and cow's ghee; eaten,…

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Bath, oil and paste against the Garuda graha

गरुड ग्रह में स्नान, तैल और लेप · गरुडग्रहघ्न स्नान, तैल, लेप

The child is bathed in a cooled decoction of mango, neem, plantain, kapittha and jambu, and massage with oil cooked with the same trees and pastes of them are also commended. A footnote…

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Formulation

Dushivishari agada (antidote for latent poison)

दूषीविषारि अगद

A fine powder of long pepper, liquorice, saffron, kuṣṭha, dhyāmaka, tagara, lodhra, jaṭāmāṃsī, sandal, natron (sajjīkhār), guḍūcī and small cardamom is mixed with sugar and cow's ghee;…

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Formulation

Ghee that brings lustre to the face

मुख कांतिकारक घृत · मुखकान्तिकारक घृत

Saffron, sandalwood, red sandalwood, lodhra, kushtha, lac, realgar, orpiment, turmeric and tree turmeric, lotus stamens, manjishtha, golden ochre and the kakoli group are ground well and…

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Ghee that brings lustre to the face

मुख कांतिकारक घृत · मुखकान्तिकारक घृत

Saffron, sandalwood, red sandalwood, lodhra, kushtha, lac, realgar, orpiment, the two turmerics, lotus stamens, manjishtha, golden ochre and the kakoli group are cooked into ghee with four…

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Condition

Painful gum swelling with discharge (shushira)

सुषिर

Painful swelling of the gums from kapha and blood with a discharge of kapha; rubbed with kushtha, antimony, lodhra and musta.

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Shabaradi ghee and oil

शबरादि घृत

Ghee and oil cooked with white lodhra, ashvagandha, asthisamhara, vidari, gokshura, kapikacchu seeds, nutmeg and white gourd are rubbed on the body daily with massage; consumption is said…

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Signs and treatment of shushira

सुषिर के लक्षण और चिकित्सा · सुषिर लक्षण व चिकित्सा

A painful swelling of the gums from kapha and blood with discharge of kapha is shushira; it is rubbed with kushtha, antimony (surma), lodhra and musta.

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The vata-destroying group of drugs

वातनाशक गण

Red and white castor, both nightshades, varuna, aragvadha, agnimantha, chitraka root, shigru, arka and white arka bark, patala, tarkari, devadaru, apamarga, shyonaka (tentu), murva,…

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Tilvaka

तिल्बक · तिल्वक

The commentary describes tilvaka as a particular purgative tree shaped like the lodhra tree, with large leaves and a reddish colour; footnote 1 gives the same description from the Vaidyaka…

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Treatment of pradara

प्रदर की चिकित्सा · प्रदर चिकित्सा

A paste of black antimony (nilanjana), liquorice and tanduliya root, mixed with lodhra, banana and coconut water (or decoction), drunk, quickly destroys asrigdara; so does sariva ground…

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Ingredient

Vata-destroying group of drugs

वातनाशक गण

The vata-destroying group is red and white castor, both nightshades, varuna, aragvadha, agnimantha, chitraka root, shigru, arka and white arka bark, patala, tarkari, devadaru, apamarga,…

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Remedy

Wound-healing drugs

व्रणरोपण औषधियाँ

A group of drugs named as beneficial for healing wounds: sesame, lodhra, liquorice, arjuna bark, palasha, young shoots of the milky trees, kadamba, jamun, mango, wood apple, tinduka and…

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