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Herb
Rasna
रास्ना
Glossary entry
रास्ना
रासना
हिन्दी: रासना, रायसन, रास्ना, रहसनी, नागदानै, कटेहरी · मराठी: नागदवणी, लघु मुंगुसवेल, श्वेत रिंगणी, नावळीच्या मुळ्या
Formulation
Rasnadi paste
रास्नादि लेप
Rasna, renuka seed, shatapushpa, devadaru, kushtha, agaru, tagara, bilva, bala and chironji, ground with milk and sour substances, mixed with ghee and oil and applied lukewarm, are said to…
Topic
Rasnadi paste
रास्नादि लेप
Rasna, renuka seed, shatapushpa (fennel in the commentary), devadaru, kushtha, agaru, tagara, bilva, bala and chironji are ground with milk and sour substances, mixed with ghee and oil,…
Preparation type
Fresh juice (svarasa)
स्वरस (ताजा रस) · स्वरस
Mineral
Gems (ratna)
रत्न
Mercury processed with gems (mani) is said to become most excellent, and the commentary says gems burst at its touch.
Mineral
Mercury (parada)
पारा (पारद) · पारद
Mercury (rasa, parada) is said to be also called rasaraja.
Principle
Rasa (six tastes)
रस (षड्रस) · षड्रस
The verse lists the habitual use of a single taste among the causes that bring on the doshas, to be avoided.
Organ
Tongue
जीभ (जिह्वा) · जिह्वा
Glossary entry
दवा
हाथी का मद
हिन्दी: हाथी का मद · मराठी: रान
Glossary entry
रसना
जीव
हिन्दी: जीव, रासना · मराठी: कलखापनी, जीभ, स्वदन
Principle
Examination of the patient (rogi pariksha)
रोगी परीक्षा · रोगिपरीक्षा
The introduction says nidāna, pūrvarūpa (prodromal signs), rūpa (signs), upaśaya and saṁprāpti are called the five means of diagnosis (nidāna-pañcaka), and that diseases are to be examined…
Formulation
Kshayanashaka ghee
क्षयनाशक घृत
Ghee cooked with dung juice of goat, horse and cow, decoctions of guduchi, khadira, murva and chavya, and milk, with a paste of rasna, trikatu and licorice, is licked and said to calm…
Food
Cilli greens
चिल्ली
Cillī is named with bathua and amaranth as greens wholesome in pitta; a footnote glosses it as gandharāsnā.
Formulation
Colic-destroying enema
शूलघ्न बस्ति
A paste of devadaru, shatapushpa, rasna, asafoetida and rock salt, with jaggery, sesame (oil) and castor-root decoction, given as an enema; the text says it destroys severe colic and calls…
Topic
Colic-destroying enema
शूलघ्न बस्ति
A paste of devadaru, shatapushpa, rasna, asafoetida and rock salt with jaggery, sesame (oil) and castor-root decoction, given as an enema, is said to destroy severe colic; it is called the…
Topic
Kshayanashaka ghee
क्षयनाशक घृत
Dung juice of goat, horse and cow, decoctions of guduchi, khadira, murva and chavya, milk and ghee, one part each (nine parts), are cooked with a paste of rasna, trikatu and licorice;…
Herb
Renuka seed
रेणुका का बीज · रेणुका
Renuka seed (हरेणु in the verse) is one of the drugs of the Rasnadi paste for vatarakta.
Formulation
Sahadi oil
सहादि तैल
Oil cooked with milk and with the decoction and paste of saha (rasna), arimeda, amalaki, haritaki, asana, turmeric and trikatu; used as nasal drops and gargle, it is said to overcome many…
Topic
Sahadi oil
सहादि तैल
Oil cooked with milk and with a decoction and paste of saha (glossed as rasna), arimeda, amalaki, haritaki, asana, turmeric and trikatu is used for nasal drops and gargles and is said to…