Charaka Kalpa Sthana ninth Chapter Tilvaka Kalpam

ninth chapter of Charaka kalpa sthana offers with “Pharmaceutics of Tilvaka”. The chapter identify is Tilvaka Kalpam.

Prologue
Now we will discover the chapter coping with the “Pharmaceutics of Tilvaka”. Thus, stated Lord Atreya. [1-2]

Synonyms

Tilvaka is thought by the synonyms like Lodhra, Brhatpatra and Tiritaka. [½ 3]
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Processing of Tilvaka

The dry root-bark of Tilvaka which is free from its internal layer ought to be pounded. It ought to be made into three elements. Two elements of this powder is added with water and strained by the method of percolation. With this liquid the third a part of the powder of Tilvaka is impregnated with the decoction of Dashamula (Bilva, Shyonaka, Gambhari, Patala, Ganikarika, Shalaparni, Prsniparni, Brhati, Kantakari and Gokshura). This could then be dried and made right into a powder once more and utilized in recipes.[ 3 ½ -5]

Recipes of Tilvaka with Whey and so forth.

One Panitala (12 gms appr) of this powder is taken together with the next automobiles:
Dadhi- Takra (whey)
Sura-manda (supernatant a part of alcohol)
Cow’s urine
Badara-Sidhu (a kind of bitter drink ready of Jujubes) and
Juice of Amalaki [6]

Recipe of Tilvaka within the type of Sauviraka

To the decoction of Meshashringi, Abhaya, Krsna and Chitraka, roasted barley is added and fermented. The paste of Lodhra is combined with one Anjali (96 ml. appr) of this Sauviraka, and brought as a potion. [7- ½ 8]
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Sura Recipe of Tilvaka

Sura (alcohol drink) ready of the decoction of Lodhra by conserving (fermenting) it for a fortnight is taken as a potion. [8 ½]

Arishta of Tilvaka

One Drona every of Danti and Chitraka are added with one Adhaka of water and decoction is ready. To this decoction, one Tula of Jaggery and one Anjali of the powder of Lodhra is added and allowed to ferment. The Arista (medicated wine) thus ready by conserving the recipe for a fortnight is a superb purgative potion for individuals habituated to the consumption of wine. [9 – ½ 10]

Tilvaka with Kampillaka

The powder of Tilvaka is effectively impregnated with the decoction of Kampillaka for ten occasions. A dose of this recipe ought to be taken once more with the decoction of Kampillaka. [10 ½ – ½ 11]
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Lehya of Tilvaka

A linctus of Tilvaka is ready on the road prompt for Chaturangula (vide Kalpa 8:12).
Linctus is ready by including the powder of Lodhra, ghee, honey and Phanita (penidium) to the decoction of Triphala (haritaki, Vibhitaka and Amalaki). It is a superb recipe for purgation.
To the decoction of Tilvaka, its paste, sugar and ghee is added and cooked.  This linctus is excellently helpful for purgation. [11 ½ – 13]
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Ghritha of Tilvaka

Trivrt (Chaturangula), Mahavrksa, Saptala, Sankhini, Danti and Dravanti) and sixteen  fistfuls of Tilvaka Powder is boiled by including one Drona of water individually until one fourth of the liquid stays. These decoctions ought to then be combined collectively. To this, one Prastha of ghee, one Bilva of the paste every of the 9 medication described above, and one Pala every of cow’s urine in addition to salt are added. This could then be cooked. It’s taken on the acceptable time and in acceptable dose which is a superb potion for purgation. ‘By including the paste of Lodhra, cow’s urine, bitter liquid and salt, ghee might also be cooked.  In Kalpa 8: 13-14, two recipes of medicated ghee of Chaturangula are described. Following the identical process, two recipes of medicated ghee containing Tilvaka might also be ready [and used for purgation. [14-16]
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Contents of Chapter

To sum up: – on this chapter, sixteen recipes of the basis of Lodhra are described as follows:
1-5. 5 recipes with Dadhi-Takra, Sura-manda, Mutra, Badara-Sidhu and Juice of Amalaki vide verse no. 6)
One recipe of Lodhra within the type of Sura (vide verse no. 8)
One recipe together with Sauviraka (vide verse nos. 7-8)
One recipe within the type of arista (vide  verse no. 9)
One recipe of Lodhra to be taken together with Kampillaka (vide verse nos 10-11)
11-13 three recipes of Lodhra ready within the type of linctus and (vide verse nos. 11-13)-
13-14 4 recipes of Lodhra within the type of medicated ghee (vide verse nos. 14-16) [17-18]

Colophon

Thus, ends the ninth chapter of Kalpa- part coping with the “Pharmaceutics of Tilvaka” in Agnivesha’s work as redacted by Charaka, and due to its non- availability, supplemented by Charaka.

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