Shat douth gritha or 100 times washed ghee is used frequently in treating skin diseases in Ayurveda.
Method of preparation:
Take a large bronze vessel and pour 250 ml Pure organic Cow's ghee in it.Now add 2 litres of water to the ghee .Stir the mixture vigorously tills it looks uniform.Now stop stirring and wait for the ghee to separate.Slowly pour out the water leaving the ghee behind.Now add 2 litres of water again and repeat the process.When ghee is washed like this a 100 times it becomes shath douth gritha.
Some Ayurveda specialists repeat this process a 108 or 120 times.Some use a copper vessel.most of them chant particular mantras while washing the ghee.
I have two questions.
ReplyDelete1. Could you please point me at the source recommending bronze vessels? I think I recall being taught in Poone that only copper is used.
2. Could you point me at the source recommending so much water per 250ml of Ghee?
Thank you!
Hi - For 1. and 2. I've taken the procedure from the book 'Arogya nidhi ' part -2 the Hindi version .This book has many precious tips released by the Ashram of SriAsaramji Bapu.A kaansa vessel (meaning bronze) was prescribed and the ratio was 250 ml ghee and 2 liters of water.
ReplyDeletehi..so the end product may contain some more water right.. so hav it to be boiled and filtered like making ghee? or we should use it without boiling, and have it to be refrigerated?
ReplyDeleteHi - this is used for external application like an ointment.The shelf life is easily 2 months but do check for any unexplained odors and difference in texture later.
DeleteHi can you advise what mantras to recite? Or where I can find it? I'm hoping this helps my 4 year old. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYou can recite any mantra you are familiar and comfortable with.It works fine even without the mantra . The mantra recital while preparing ayurvedic formulations is commonly followed in Ashrams which ensures that the person was not under any negative emotions.
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