Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Putapaka Swarasa
It’s a particular technique of extracting the juices from medicinal herbs. On this technique, firstly the paste of medicinal herbs, primarily their leaves, is ready. The juice is extracted with the assistance of hid heating process utilizing burning charcoal of the woods of medicinal timber. The ready paste is roofed in medicinal leaves such that the bolus (of paste) is encapsulated throughout the layers of leaves. Threads are tied across the bundle in order to maintain the leaves in place, wrapping the bolus of medicinal paste. Now, this bolus is wrapped with a thick layer of earth (moist mud) and dried in shade.
A pit is dug and a layer of gasoline consisting of wooden from medicinal timber is put in. The bolus is saved on this layer of gasoline. The remaining a part of the pit can also be crammed with the gasoline such that it covers the bolus from the highest. Now, the bolus consisting of medicinal paste is encapsulated throughout the gasoline i.e. the bolus is roofed on all sides by the gasoline. Subsequent, the gasoline is lit with hearth and the bolus is allowed to get cooked within the warmth.
As soon as all the gasoline is burnt and the smoke diminishes and the warmth of the coal wanes off, the bolus is eliminated and its layers eliminated. The paste which is cooked within the warmth of burning coal is squeezed and its juice is extracted. This juice is named Putapaka Swarasa.
Since this juice extract is obtained from the ‘warmth processed’ medicinal herbs, it is going to be straightforward and lighter for digestion.
Efficient Putapaka Preparations for therapy of Atisara vis-a-vis Diarrhoea
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Indications to be used of Putapakva Svarasa in Atisara
अवेदनंसुसंपक्कंदीप्ताग्रेः सुचिरोत्थितम्॥८०॥
नानावर्णमतीसारंपुटपाकैरुपाचरेत्।।
Juice extracted from medicinal herbs utilizing Putapaka technique is good for use in treating atisara – diarrhoea within the beneath talked about situations –
– diarrhoea not related to ache,
– diarrhoea which has grow to be rime i.e. has grow to be outdated (not acute),
– diarrhoea persisting for very long time (persistent diarrhoea)
– diarrhoea in which there’s elimination of faeces of various colors for lengthy intervals of time and
– in presence of keenness of agni – digestive hearth
Ref – Sushruta Uttara, Chapter 40, verse 80 (Su.Ut.40/80)
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Essential Putapaka Recipes for utilization in sufferers affected by Atisara
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Dirghavrintadi Putapaka
त्वक्पिण्डंदीर्घवृन्तस्यपद्मकेसरसंयुतम्।।८१।।
काश्मरीपद्मपत्रैश्चावेष्ट्यसूत्रेणसंदृढम्।।
मृदाऽवलिप्तंसुकृतमङ्गारेष्ववकूलयेत् ||८२।।
स्विन्नमुद्धृत्यनिष्पीड्यरसमादायतंततः।।
शीतंमधुयुतंकृत्वापाययेतोदरामये।।८३।।
जीवन्तीमेषशृङ्गयादिष्वेवंद्रव्येषुसाधयेत्।।
Ref – Sushruta Uttara Tantra, Chapter 40, Verses 81-83 (Su.Ut.40/81-83)
Elements –
Balls are ready from the paste of the beneath talked about substances –
– Dirghavrinta – Syonaka – its bark
– Padmakesara – filaments of lotus flower
Methodology of preparation –
– These balls are enveloped with Kasmari or Padma leaves and later mounted with threads.
– Following this, a mud coating is given to those balls enveloped by leaves.
– The balls are barely dried in shade.
– Now, these dried balls are put right into a heap of burning coal and cooked correctly.
– As soon as the balls are cooked correctly, they’re taken out.
– The coverings are slowly eliminated one after the opposite.
– The balls of medicinal herbs within the innermost core are taken and squeezed in order to acquire their juice.
– This juice is allowed to chill.
– As soon as the juice is cooled, honey is added to it and totally blended.
This juice is run to the affected person having stomach illnesses (diarrhoea on this context) for ingesting.
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Jivantyadi Putapaka
Equally, the juice must be obtained from Jivanti, Mesasrngi and so forth. herbs, extracted in the identical putapaka technique defined above and administered for ingesting to the sufferers affected by diarrhoea.
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Nyagrodhadi Putapaka
तित्तिरिंलुञ्चितंसम्यक्निष्कृष्टान्तुपूरयेत्॥८४॥
न्यग्रोधादित्वचांकल्कैःपूर्ववच्चावकूलयेत्।।
रसमादायतस्याथसुस्विन्नस्यसमाक्षिकम्।।८५ ॥
शर्करोपहितंशीतंपाययेतोदरामये।।
Ref – Sushruta Uttara Tantra, Chapter 40, Verses 84-85 (Su.Ut.40/84-85)
Feathers and intestines, beaks and legs of a Tittiri fowl (partridge, francolin) are eliminated in order to create a hole.
Paste of barks of Nyagrodhadi and so forth. i.e. Pancavalkala timber are crammed within the hole of the fowl.
This mass / bolus is enveloped with leaves and given a coating of mud plaster as defined above.
This bolus is cooked inside a heap of burning coal within the putapaka technique as defined above. As soon as it’s nicely cooked, it’s taken out. The paste is squeezed and its juice is extracted.
This juice is blended with honey and sugar and given for consumption by the affected person affected by diarrhoea. This recipe will certainly remedy diarrhoea.
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Lodhradi Putapaka
लोध्रचन्दनयष्ट्याहृदावपाठासितोत्पलान्।।८६।।
तण्डुलोदकसंपिष्टान्दीर्घवृन्तत्वगन्वितान्।।
पूर्ववत्कूलितात्तस्माद्रसमादायशीतलम्।।८७।।
मध्वाक्तंपाययेच्चैतत्कफपित्तोदरामये।।
Ref – Sushruta Uttara Tantra, Chapter 40, Verses 86-87 (Su.Ut.40/86-87)
Elements – A ball is ready from the paste of the beneath talked about substances made in rice-wash –
– Lodhra,
– Candana,
– Yastyahva,
– Darvipatha and
– Sitotpala
This ball is roofed with bark of Dirghavrnta and cooked in putapaka technique described above. The ball is eliminated after it’s correctly cooked. The outer layers are separated and the juice is extracted from the ball of herbs.
This juice is run blended with honey. It cures diarrhoea brought on by mixed vitiation of kapha and pitta.
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Vatadi Putapaka
एवंप्ररोहैःकुर्वीतवटादीनांविधानवत्।।८८।।
पुटपाकान्यथायोगंजाङ्गलोपहितान्शुभान्।।
Ref – Sushruta Uttara Tantra, Chapter 40, Verse 88 (Su.Ut.40/88)
Equally, juice of leaf buds of Vata and so forth. timber could also be obtained and used. Equally, the juice of meat of birds dwelling in arid areas might also be used.
