Eladi Kuzhambu is prepared using the drugs of Eladi Choorna or Eladi gana Choorna with the mixture of gingelly oil, ghee, and castor oil. It has almost all the properties of Eladi Choorna and used only as an external application. Eladi Kuzhambu is indicated in pruritus, Vata kaphaja disorder, Visha, Skin rashes and also to increase the complexion.
Ingredients of Eladi Kuzhambu:
- Ela yugma
1. Sthoola Ela/Bigger Cardamom (Amomum subulatum)
2. Sukshma Ela/Smaller cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) - Tarushka (Hydnocarpus laurifolia) – Kritrima niryasa vishesha (a kind of artificial gum)
- Kushta/Gadah (Saussurea lappa)
- Phalini/Ganda-Priyangu (Callicarpa macrophylla)
- Mamsi/Nalandam/Jatamamsi (Nardostachys Jatamansi)
- Jala/Hreeberam (Plectranthus vettiverioides)
- Dyamaka/Devadagdhakam (Cymbopogon martini)
- Sprukka/Devee (Anisomeles malabarica)
- Choraka/Granthi parna(Angelica archagelica)
- Choca/Twak (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
- Patra/Tamala patram (Cinnamomum tamala )
- Tagara/Vakram (Valeriana wallichii)
- Sthouneya/Thaila peetakam (Taxus baccata)
- Jaati (Myristica fragrans)
- Rasa (Commiphora myrrha)
- Shukti/Nakha (Ostrea edulis)
- Vyaghranakha/Samudraja (Capparis sepiaria)
- Amarahva/Devadaaru (Cedrus deodara)
- Agaru/Prasiddha (Aquilaria agallocha)
- Srivasaka/Sarala niryasa (Pinus longifolia)
- Kumkuma/Bahlikam (Crocus sativus)
- Chanda/Kopana (Costus speciosus)
- Guggulu/Pura (Gum-resin of Commifera mukul)
- Devadhoopa/Sarja rasa (Shorea robusta)
- Khapura/Kunduruka (resin of Boswellia serrata)
- Punnaga/Raktakesara (Calophyllum inophyllum)
- Nagahvaya/Naga kesara (Mesua ferrea)
Indications of Eladi Kuzhambu:
- Vata kapha hara
- Visha hara
- Varna prasadana
- Kandu hara
- Pitaka hara
- Kotha hara
Mode of Use:
- Eladi Kuzhambu is used only as external applicaion.
Regerence:
- Astanga hrudaya sutra stana 15/43 – 44
- Sahasra yoga thaila prakarana
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