Yogaratnakara
Yogaratnākara योगरत्नाकर
| Author / compiler | Unknown (anonymous compilation) |
|---|---|
| Composed | c. 17th century CE |
Significance for cosmetology
Yogaratnakara is an anonymous 17th-century compilation that synthesises Charaka, Sushruta, Ashtanga Hridaya, Sharangadhara, Bhavaprakasha, and Chakradatta into a single working formulary. It is highly practical — pure prescription with minimal theory — and gives many specific named cosmetic formulas:
- Mahabhringaraja Taila — the elaborated hair-growth oil (with Bhringaraja, Brahmi, Mandukaparni, Amalaki, Triphala)
- Saptamrita Lauham — an iron-based anti-greying preparation
- Kasturyadi Choornam — luxury udvartana powder (musk-based)
- Specific Vyanga-hara lepas with named ingredient proportions
Extraction notes
⚠️ Yogaratnakara is in Sanskrit-only. Not extracted in this formulary pass. References to Yogaratnakara recipes (especially the elaborated Mahabhringaraja Taila and the Saptamrita Lauham) are imported from secondary sources (Bhavaprakasha cross-references and modern Ayurvedic pharmacology texts).
Full extraction requires vision-LLM re-OCR of the 1900 Navre Sanskrit edition, which is public-domain and available on archive.org. Estimated ~$60 / 6 hours of compute.
Beauty-relevant chapters
- Kshudra-Roga-Chikitsa
- Mukha-Roga section
- Rasayana section
- Palita-Cikitsa and Khalitya-Cikitsa
Translations & editions
| Translator | Year | Publisher | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krishna Sharma Navre | 1900 | Nirnaya Sagar Press | public-domain |
Recipes citing this source (3)
- Bhringaraja-Mahabhringa Taila (Anti-hair-fall master oil) · taila · scalp, hair
- Kasturyadi Choornam (Luxury udvartana — cosmetic version) · churna · face, body
- Triphaladi Mukha Lepa (Triphala face mask) · lepa · face