Palasha Kshara
An alkaline preparation made from the ash of whole Palasa plant fortified with Shankha, Sudha and Sukti Bhasma, used as an external application for hemorrhoids.
Palasa Kshara — Overview
Palasa Kshara is an alkaline preparation made by burning one part of whole Palasa plant (Samoola) into ash, boiling with one drona of water until reduced to a quarter, filtering twenty-one times through a four-folded cloth, and boiling again until solidified. To this kshara water, Shankha Choorna (1 pala), Sudha Choorna (half pala), Sukti Choorna (2 pala) and Shankha Bhasma (4 pala) are added, heated red-hot, pounded and preserved in an iron vessel within a heap of grains.
It is meant exclusively for external application in Arshas (hemorrhoids), acting as a cauterising alkali on the piles.
Source: Sahasra Yoga, Pak, Leha, Rasayana, Vati and Gutika Prakarana
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