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The cooling mud at the root of lotus, pearls or rice flour  or conch shells, coral, oyster shell and ochre should be mixed with ghee separately and beneficial externally as a ''pradeha'' in ''visarpa''.

The cooling mud at the root of lotus, pearls or rice flour  or conch shells, coral, oyster shell and ochre should be mixed with ghee separately and beneficial externally as a ''pradeha'' in ''visarpa''.

Prapaundarika (Nelumbo nucifera), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), bala (Sida cordifolia), shaluka (Asparagus racemosus), utpala (Nymphaea nouchali) nyagrodha (Ficus bengalensis Linn) and dugdhika (Euphorbia hirta Linn.) mixed with ghee should be used externally as a pralepan.  

''Prapaundarika'' (Nelumbo nucifera), ''madhuka'' (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), ''bala'' (Sida cordifolia), ''shaluka'' (Asparagus racemosus), ''utpala'' (Nymphaea nouchali), ''nyagrodha'' (Ficus bengalensis Linn) and ''dugdhika'' (Euphorbia hirta Linn.) mixed with ghee should be used externally as a ''pralepan''.  

The bisa (lotus fibres), mrnal (lotus stalks) and kasheruka (Cyperus esculentus) mixed with ghee. The shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) and vidarikand (Pueraria tuberose) mixed with washed ghee.

 

The shaival (moss), root of nala (phragmites australis), gojihva (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), vrsa karnika (Calystegia soldanella) and indranishaka (Vitex agnus-castus) mixed with ghee.

The ''bisa'' (lotus fibres), ''mrnala'' (lotus stalks) and ''kasheruka'' (Cyperus esculentus) mixed with ghee. The ''shatavari'' (Asparagus racemosus) and ''vidarikand'' (Pueraria tuberose) mixed with washed ghee.

The bark of sirisa (Albizzia lebbeck) and bala (Sida cordifolia Linn) mixed with ghee. Nyagrodha (Ficus bengalensis Linn), udumbar (Ficus glomerata), plaksha (Ficus sycomorus), vetas (Salix caprea Linn), asvattha (Ficus religiosa) leaves and bark mixed with ample ghee used as a cold alepan is beneficial.  

 

All these external applications are beneficial in vata pitta predominant visarpa.   

The ''shaival'' (moss), root of ''nala'' (phragmites australis), ''gojihva'' (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), ''vrsa karnika'' (Calystegia soldanella) and ''indranishaka'' (Vitex agnus-castus) mixed with ghee.

Other external applications useful in kapha predominant visarpa will be described here after. Triphala (haritaki, bibhitaki and amalaki), padmaka (Prunas cerasoides), usir (Vetiveria zizanioidis Linn), samanga (Mimosa pudica), karviraka (Nerium indicum), root of nala (Phragmites australis) and ananta (hemidesmus indicus) should be used externally as a pradeha.  

 

Khadir (Acacia catechu), saptaparna (Alstonia scholaris), musta (Cyperus rotundus linn), aragvadha (Cassia fistula Linn), dhava (Anogeissus latifolia, Wall). Kurantaka (Lawsonia inermis) and devdaru (Cedrus deodar) should be applied externally as a pradeha.

The bark of ''sirisa'' (Albizzia lebbeck) and ''bala'' (Sida cordifolia Linn) mixed with ghee. ''Nyagrodha'' (Ficus bengalensis Linn), ''udumbar'' (Ficus glomerata), ''plaksha'' (Ficus sycomorus), ''vetas'' (Salix caprea Linn), ''asvattha'' (Ficus religiosa) leaves and bark mixed with ample ghee used as a cold ''alepan'' is beneficial.  

Aragvadha leaves (Cassia fistula Linn.) and sleshmantak bark (Cordia dichotoma), indrani shak (Vitex negundo Linn), kakahva (Canvalia gladiata) and sirisa flowers (Albizia lebbeck Linn.), saivala (Spirogyra maxima) root of nala (Phragmites australis), veera (Pueraria tuberose) and gandpriyangu (Callicarpa macrophylla),  triphala (Haritaki, Bibhitaki and Aamalaki), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), veera (Pueraria tuberose) and sirisa flowers (Albizia lebbeck Linn.), prapaundrika (nelumbo nucifera), hribera (Pavonia odorata), bark of darvi (Berberis aristata), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn),  and bala (Sida cordifolia Linn.), These should be applied singly, dually or collectively as a pradeha. All these external applications should be mixed with small quantity of ghee.  In vata pitta predominant condition these preparations should be mixed with profuse quantity of ghee.

 

All these external applications are beneficial in ''vata pitta'' predominant ''visarpa''.   

 

Other external applications useful in ''kapha'' predominant ''visarpa'' will be described here after. ''Triphala'' (''haritaki, bibhitaki'' and ''amalaki''), ''padmaka'' (Prunas cerasoides), ''usir'' (Vetiveria zizanioidis Linn), ''samanga'' (Mimosa pudica), ''karviraka'' (Nerium indicum), root of ''nala'' (Phragmites australis) and ''ananta'' (hemidesmus indicus) should be used externally as a ''pradeha''.  

 

''Khadir'' (Acacia catechu), ''saptaparna'' (Alstonia scholaris), ''musta'' (Cyperus rotundus linn), ''aragvadha'' (Cassia fistula Linn), ''dhava'' (Anogeissus latifolia, Wall). ''Kurantaka'' (Lawsonia inermis) and ''devdaru'' (Cedrus deodar) should be applied externally as a ''pradeha''.

 

''Aragvadha'' leaves (Cassia fistula Linn.) and ''sleshmantak'' bark (Cordia dichotoma), ''indrani shak'' (Vitex negundo Linn), ''kakahva'' (Canvalia gladiata) and ''sirisa'' flowers (Albizia lebbeck Linn.), ''saivala'' (Spirogyra maxima) root of ''nala'' (Phragmites australis), ''veera'' (Pueraria tuberose) and ''gandpriyangu'' (Callicarpa macrophylla),  ''triphala'' (''Haritaki, Bibhitaki'' and ''Amalaki''), ''madhuka'' (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), prapaundrika (nelumbo nucifera), hribera (Pavonia odorata), bark of darvi (Berberis aristata), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn),  and bala (Sida cordifolia Linn.), These should be applied singly, dually or collectively as a pradeha. All these external applications should be mixed with small quantity of ghee.  In vata pitta predominant condition these preparations should be mixed with profuse quantity of ghee.

The applications of shatdhaut ghrit as pradeha or affuse with cold ghee scum, or cold milk or cold decoction of madhuk (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), or pañcavalka (bark of nygrodha, udumbara, asvattha, plaksa and vetasa), the physician should use frequently in vata, rakta and pitta predominant visarpa.

The applications of shatdhaut ghrit as pradeha or affuse with cold ghee scum, or cold milk or cold decoction of madhuk (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), or pañcavalka (bark of nygrodha, udumbara, asvattha, plaksa and vetasa), the physician should use frequently in vata, rakta and pitta predominant visarpa.

The external application mentioned as pradeha may also be used for sprinkling or for preparation ghrit yōga or churna yōga used for dusting in wounds of visarpa, ghee cooked with durva juice promotes wound healing.

The external application mentioned as pradeha may also be used for sprinkling or for preparation ghrit yōga or churna yōga used for dusting in wounds of visarpa, ghee cooked with durva juice promotes wound healing.