Jasmine for Fever

syringes sprinkling cool water softly, garlands of flowers of camphor, jasmine and of pearls and beads of white sandal paste, children, sarika (mynah bird) and shuka (parrot) talking pleasantly;

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Ritucharya adhyaya Seasonal

6-7 a Drava Sweda – श व ु ारणकैर डकर जसरु साजकात ् शर षवासांवशाक मालती द घव ृ ततः प ंम गैवचा यै च मांसै चानूपवा रजैः दशमूलेन च प ृथक् स हतेवा यथामलम ् नेहव ः सुराशु तवा र ीरा दसा धतैः कु भीगल तीनाडीवा पूर य वा जा दतंम ् वाससा अ छा दतं गा ं ि न धं स चे यथासुखम ् Warm liquid is prepared by boiling bits of leaves of drumstick, Varanaka ,Eranda – (Castor – Ricinus communis), Karanja, Surasa, Arjaka, Shireesa, Vasa , Vamsha, Arka, Malati (Jasmine) or Dirghvrinta, with drugs of vachadigana – v

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Swedana Vidhi Sudatuin Therapy /

During nights he should bind the eyes with a pad of flowers like Malati, Mallika (Jasmine varieties).

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Tarpana Putpaka Vidhi

23 यधनं कणपाल नां यू थकामुकुलाननम ् 26, Karnapali Vyadhna- instrument for puncturing the ear lobe should have its blade in the shape of bud of Yuthika- Jasmine.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Shastra Vidhi

072 l) of oil with this decoction adding equal quantities of whey, sugarcane juice and vinegar along with half the quantity of goat’s milk and the paste of four tolas (48 gm) of the leaves of each of the following drugs:- shathi, sarala, darvi, ela, manjishtha, agaru, chandana, padmaka, ativisha, musta, surpaparni, harenu, yashthimadhu, surasa, vyaghranakha, rshabhaka, jeevakaih, juice of palasha, kastūrī, nalika, buds of jasmine, sprrikka, kunkuma, shaileya, jati phala, kathuphala, ambu, tvak,

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 28: Vata Disorders Treatment (Vatavyadhi Chikitsa / वातव्याधिचिकित्सा)

Darvi and Guduchi are potent anti-inflammatory herbs, Triphala is astringent, grapes and jasmine are cooling, and Yavasa is a demulcent.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 10: Gandusha-Kavala Pratisarana Vidhi (Gargling, Oil Pulling and Oral Paste Application)

Combined with jasmine's soothing fragrance and red sandalwood's proven de-pigmenting action, this provides a gentler alternative for facial complexion improvement.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

For Vata-type abscess (Vidradhi): a paste of Shigru (Moringa oleifera), Shephali (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, night jasmine), Eranda (castor, Ricinus communis), Yava (barley, Hordeum vulgare), Godhuma (wheat, Triticum aestivum), and Mudraka (rice), applied warm (Sukhoshna) and thick (Bahula).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

This warm, thick poultice for Vata abscess uses grain flours (barley, wheat, rice) as the bulk base to retain heat, combined with anti-inflammatory Moringa and Vata-pacifying castor and night jasmine.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

The penis should be immersed in a warm decoction of Jati (Jasminum grandiflorum, jasmine) or Vara (Triphala).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 16: Secondary Urinary Disorders (Aupasargika Meha)

Kapha-type is thick, oily, and pale like a conch shell, jasmine, or moon.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 7: Drishtigata Roga Vijnaniya Adhyaya (Chapter on Diseases of Vision/Pupil)

Also ajaka, sphotaka, kapittha (wood apple), bilva (bael), nirgundi (vitex), and jasmine flowers.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 11: Kaphabhishyanda Pratishedha Adhyaya (Chapter on Treatment of Kapha-type Conjunctivitis)

Shringavera (ginger), devadaru (cedar), musta, saindhava, srishti (a mineral), and jasmine buds — ground with sura (fermented liquor) — this anjana is declared beneficial for itching and swelling.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 11: Kaphabhishyanda Pratishedha Adhyaya (Chapter on Treatment of Kapha-type Conjunctivitis)

Jasmine flowers, saindhava (rock salt), shringavera (ginger), krisna (black pepper) seeds, and the essence of kitashatru (neem) — this ground preparation with honey should be fearlessly applied as anjana in netra-paka (eye suppuration).

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 12: Raktabhishyanda Pratishedha Adhyaya (Chapter on Treatment of Blood-type Conjunctivitis)

Also flowers of sumana (jasmine), pearl, and vaidurya (cat's eye gem) — ground with sariva and placed in a copper vessel for seven days.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 17: Drishtigata Roga Pratishedha Adhyaya (Chapter on Treatment of Diseases of Vision / Drishti Roga)