Chapter 7.1: Pharmaceutical Preparations of Sudha (Sudha Kalpa Adhyaya / सुधाकल्प अध्याय)
Twenty pharmaceutical preparations of Sudha (Euphorbia neriifolia, Indian Spurge Tree), the most drastic purgative. Includes innovative delivery via medicated garlands for sensitive patients.
Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata
This chapter describes 20 pharmaceutical preparations of Sudha (Indian Spurge Tree, Euphorbia neriifolia)—the most drastic purgative in the entire pharmacopeia. Reserved for severe dosha accumulations in anemia, ascites, tumors, skin diseases, diabetes, and poisoning. A remarkable innovation is the medicated garland delivery: purgative drugs processed with cow urine and Sudha latex, applied as an aromatic garland, enabling purgation via transdermal/inhalation in patients whose sensitive bowels contraindicate oral Sudha. This represents one of the earliest recorded non-oral drug delivery systems.