Khamira-e-Banafsha
Khamira-e-Banafsha
Khamira-e-Banafsha
Khamira-e-Banafsha
Composition
|
S. No. |
Ingredient |
Scientific name |
Part used |
Form |
Quantity |
|
1. |
Gul-i-Banafsha |
Viola odorataL. |
Flower |
Powder |
180 g |
|
2. |
Āb |
Water |
As such |
Liquid |
3 litre |
|
3. |
Miṣrī |
Crystallized Sugar |
As such |
Solid |
1.5 kg. |
Special Method of Preparation
Gul-i-Banafsha have been kept in 3 litre water overnight and boiled it till 1 litre of decoction is left. Qiwām of Miṣrī is prepared along with the decoction, and the Khamīra is prepared as usual.
Actions
Munaffith-i-Balgham (expectorant), Mulayyin (laxative), Munaqqī-i-Ṣafrā’ (expellant of bile),Muraṭṭib Dimāgh (Humectant)
Important Therapeutic Indications
Useful in Qabḍ (constipation), Nazla (catarrh), Su‘āl (cough), Amrāḍ Ṣadr (chest diseases)
Dose and Mode of Administration/Application
25to 50 g with ‘Araq-i-Gāozabāṉ in the morning
