Definition:
Bilvādi Leha is a semisolid preparation made with the composition : Bilva API-mūla (Aegle marmelos) , Jala API for decoction reduced to (Water) , Jīrna Guda (Purāna Guda) API (Old Jaggery) , Ghana (Mustā API) (Cyperus rotundus) , Dhānya (Dhānyaka API) (Coriandrum sativum) , Jīraka (Śvetajīraka API) (Cuminum cyminum) , Trutī (Sūksmailā API) (Elettaria cardamomum) , Tvak API (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) , Keśara (Nāgakeśara API) (Mesua ferrea) , Śunthī API (Zingiber officinale) , Marica API (Piper nigrum) , Pippalī API (Piper longum)
Description:
Dark brown semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and sweet, astringent taste
Therapeutic uses: Aruci (aversion to food); Agnimāndya (digestive impairment);
Praseka (excessive salivation); Chardi (emesis).
Dose: 6 g to be licked up 2 to 3 times in small quantities each time