Mauktika Yukta मौक्तिक युक्त
Or, Kamdudha Ras कामदुधा रस
Pearl Compound
Or, The Wish-Fulfilling Cow Elixir

Tradition:

Ayurveda

Source / Author:

Sara Sangraha / Bhaishajya Ratnavali (18th century) by Kaviraj Govinda Das Sen

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Mukta Pishti (Pearl) *

Margarita

Praval Pishti (Red Coral) *

Corallum rubrum

Muktashukti (Pearl shell) **

Mater Margarita

Kapardika (Cowrie) **

Cypraea spp.

Shankha (Conch) **

Concha

Shuddha Gairika (Red Earth) ***

Terra Rubra

Guduchi satva (Tinospora) ****

Tinospora cordifiolia

equal parts

* Pearl and Coral are used in Pishti form–levigated with Rose water
** The three shells are used in Bhasma form (burnt, or formed into ash)
*** Red Earth is washed well
**** Tinospora Starch

Preparation:

Mix the powders and form Pills of size 125mg.
Regularly available in tablet form today.

Function:

Clears Heat, Stops Leakage and Bleeding; Also Settles Wind, Calms Mind

Use:

1. Heartburn, Hyperacidity & GERD
2. Gastritis
3. Stomach ulcers
4. Colic pains
5. Diarrhea with Burning, with or without Blood
6. Fever (from excess Bile)
7. Lekorrhea
8. Heavy or long menstrual bleeding
9. Other types of Bleeding from Heat
10. Peptic & Duodenal Ulcers
11. Ulcerative Colitis
12. Vertigo, Dizziness
13. Migraines, and throbbing headaches
14. Irritability, Anger

Dose:

125–250mg twice daily
Stomach Heat take with Milk or Buttermilk
Female disorders take with Rice rinse water
Diabetes, take with Long Pepper

Cautions:

1. Avoid overdose or long-term use
2. Best avoided in Pregnancy

Modifications:

1. This formula is made with and without Pearl. Without Pearl, is milder and less expensive, with Pearl is regarded as stronger and preferred for cases of severe neurological, bleeding, and mental stress symptoms.
2. Mother of Pearl can replace Pearl
3. To more strongly cool and calm the mind and settle Wind, Pearl and Coral can be used in their levigated form (instead of Bhasma)

Comment:

Kamadhenu, the mythical, wish-fulfilling cow that grants all desires and infinite nourishment


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