Gṛhadhūma

Gṛhadhūma · gṛha-dhūma, “house-soot”

Grammar: masculine noun; gṛha (house) and dhūma (smoke).

Meaning: house-soot, used in a remedy.

In the scriptures: in the treatment for the bite of the Vaiśya snake, gṛhadhūma is ground in cow’s urine with aśvagandhā, dirisena, jilleḍu, guggulu, mōdugu and white diṇṭena, and used as a drink and as nasya (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 36).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 36