Mahānīla Ghṛta · महानील घृत
severe Kushtha — incurable form; Shvitra (leucoderma).
Nila Ghrita (Blue Medicated Ghee)
Nīla Ghṛta नील घृत
Also known as: Nila Sarpis
ghrita bodyface kapha Tier A · multi-source
Indications
severe KushthaShvitra (leucoderma) — repigmentationtridoshic skin disease
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Modern | Classical |
|---|---|---|
Base (Sneha) | ||
| Cow Ghee (Goghrita) · Goghṛta / Sarpis | 750 g | 1 Prastha |
Kalka — paste herbs | ||
| Kakamachi (Black Nightshade) · Kākamācī · optional Black nightshade — Solanum nigrum | 48 g | 1 Pala |
| Long Pepper (Pippali) · Pippalī | 48 g | 1 Pala |
| Cinnamon (Tvak) · Tvak | 48 g | 1 Pala |
| Devadaru (Himalayan Cedar) · Devadāru | 48 g | 1 Pala |
| Aragvadha (Golden Shower) · Āragvadha | 48 g | 1 Pala |
| Daru-Haridra (Tree Turmeric) · Dāruharidrā | 48 g | 1 Pala |
| Danti (Red physic nut) · Dantī · optional Baliospermum montanum | 48 g | — |
| Bhringaraja (False Daisy) · Bhṛṅgarāja Vakuci substitute | 48 g | — |
| Henna (Madyantika) · Mādayantikā Henna leaves | 48 g | — |
Drava — liquid medium | ||
| Haritaki (Chebulic Myrobalan) · Harītakī Triphala — 100g of each | 100 g | — |
| Bibhitaki (Beleric Myrobalan) · Bibhītakī | 100 g | — |
| Amalaki (Indian Gooseberry) · Āmalakī | 100 g | — |
| Kantakari (Yellow-Berried Nightshade) · Kaṇṭakārī | 48 g | 1 Pala |
Source
Sushruta Cikitsa 9.20: “Vayasi, Phalgu and Tikta each weighing one hundred Palas, two Prastha measures of powdered iron, three Adhaka measures of Triphala and two Adhaka measures of Asana should be boiled together with three Drona measures of water. This decoction should be taken down when reduced to one quarter of its original measure and cooked again with a quantity of clarified butter (weighing a quarter part of the former decoction) and with a Kalka consisting of Indra-yava, Trikatu, Tvak, Deva-daru, Aragvadha, Paravata-padi, Danti, Vakuci, Keshara-hva (Vakula) and Kantakari. The patient should be made to drink this medicated clarified butter when the disease would be found to have attacked the Dhatus or to have become involved in the aggravated Doshas of the system. The diseased patches should be rubbed with it, in the event of the affection being found to be confined to the Tvak (skin) alone. Even the type of Kushtha, commonly held to be incurable, has been found to prove amenable to the use of this medicated clarified butter, which is known as the Nila-Ghrita.”
Note
Our recipe is a simplified, cosmetic-compatible version of Sushruta’s Nila Ghrita. The classical full recipe uses powdered iron (2 Prastha = 1.5 kg) which is now classified as bhasma-precursor and requires Schedule-E licensing for manufacture. We have omitted the iron; the resulting ghrita is less darkly pigmented but otherwise functionally equivalent.
For full Sushruta version with iron, this becomes an Ayurvedic-drug product, not a cosmetic.
How to apply Internal: 3-6 g on empty stomach. External: thin film over Shvitra patches with sun avoidance for 12h. · Daily for 3 months under vaidya supervision.
Contraindications
- photo-sensitive patients without sun avoidance
- Pitta-aggravation
Safety flags
- Photosensitising potential — strict sun avoidance after external use
Vaidya review required
This formulation requires verification by a qualified vaidya before clinical or commercial use — for botanical-identity confirmation, dose calibration, and patient-population safety.
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