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Herb
Utpala (blue water lily)
नीलकमल (उत्पल) · उत्पल
The roots of the blue water lily (nīlotpala) and related kinds of lotus are listed among tubers described as heavy to digest, cold, kapha-increasing, sweet, suitable in raktapitta, helping…
Formulation
Lotus, nagakesara and sandal paste
कमल-नागकेसर-चंदन लेप
A paste of blue lotus, lotus, nagakesara and sandal is applied against the burning of pox.
Formulation
Powder of blue water lily, lotus and nagakesara with milk (unnamed)
नीलकमल, कमल, नागकेसर चूर्ण
A powder of blue water lily, lotus and nagakesara, drunk with cold milk and sugarcane juice, is given in raktapitta.
Herb
Kushtha (costus root)
कूठ (कुष्ठ) · कुष्ठ
Glossary entry
उत्पल
कुमुद
हिन्दी: कुमुद, कूठ, फूल · मराठी: कोष्ट, नीलकमळ
Formulation
Utpaladi decoction
उत्पलादि कषाय
A strained root decoction of blue lotus, lotus, kaseru and water chestnut, mixed with sandal, khas, camphor and netrabala and kept overnight in the moonlight, is given cold with raisins and…
Topic
Utpaladi decoction
उत्पलादि कषाय
A strained decoction of the roots of blue lotus, lotus, kaseru and water chestnut, with sandal, khas, camphor and netrabala, is kept overnight under the open sky; this cold fragrant water…
Herb
Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)
अनंतमूल (सारिवा) · सारिवा
Topic
Bath, offering and amulet
स्नान, बलि और धारण · स्नान, बलि, धारण
The child is bathed at a crossroads and an offering is made near a banyan tree; the roots of kaunch, kukkuti (semal according to the commentary), ananta (utpala sariva) and kanduri are worn…
Topic
Instruments for the eight kinds of surgical action
आठ प्रकार के शस्त्रकर्मों के शस्त्र · अष्टविध शस्त्रकर्मों में आने वाले शस्त्र विभाग
The vriddhipatra is used for cutting and scraping, the utpalapatra for splitting, the kutharika for piercing bone, the vrihimukha for piercing flesh, the patrika for letting out fluid, and…
Remedy
Root amulet of kaunch, kukkuti, sariva and kanduri
कौंच-कुक्कुटी-सारिवा-कंदूरी की जड़ों का धारण
The roots of kaunch, kukkuti, ananta (utpala sariva) and kanduri are worn on the hand or neck by a child seized by the Kimpurusha graha.
Procedure
Surgical instruments and their uses
शस्त्रकर्म और शस्त्रों का विभाग · शस्त्रकर्म
The physician versed in instruments and metals has instruments made by skilled smiths. The vriddhipatra serves for cutting and scraping, the utpalapatra for splitting, the kutharika for…
Question
Which instrument does the text assign to each surgical action?
पाठ में प्रत्येक शस्त्रकर्म के लिए कौन सा शस्त्र बताया गया है?
Vriddhipatra for cutting and scraping, utpalapatra for splitting, kutharika for piercing bone, vrihimukha for piercing flesh, patrika for letting out fluid and eshani for probing.