GRIHADHUMADI LEPA

🌿 GRIHADHUMADI LEPA

Ashtanga Hridaya – Chikitsa Sthana (Kushta Chikitsa)

गृहधूमादि चूर्णं तु जलसंयुक्तं प्रयोजयेत् ।
कुष्ठेषु सर्वेष्वपि लेपो विशिष्य च कुष्ठनाशनः ॥    (अ.हृ. चिकि. 19)

🩸 INGREDIENTS

◼ Kalka Dravya :

• Grihadhuma (House soot)

• Haridra (Curcuma longa)

• Daruharidra (Berberis aristata)

• Manashila (Realgar)

• Other specified Kushtaghna dravyas – Q.S.

◼ Drava Dravya :

• Jala (water) – Q.S.

🩸 METHOD OF PREPARATION
All ingredients are powdered, mixed with water, and made into paste for external application.

🩸 MODE OF USE
External application (Lepa) over affected skin lesions.

🩸 INDICATIONS
(1) Kushta (Skin diseases, Leprosy)
(2) Kandu (Itching)
(3) Pama (Scabies)
(4) Dadru (Ringworm)
(5) Tvak Vikara (Chronic dermatoses)