[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Alchemy and Iatrochemistry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa) › [Rasendracudamani](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani) › 11.71 # Rasendracudamani 11.71 Rasendracūḍāmaṇi 11.71 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.11.71) {kaṅkuṣṭha:: origin from feces} kecidvadanti kaṅkuṣṭhaṃ sadyo jātasya dantinaḥ / varcaḥ sa śyāmapītābhaṃ recanaṃ parikathyate // > Some say that kaṅkuṣṭha is the dung of a newborn elephant; / it has a dark-yellow hue and is said to be a purgative. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.11.70) - [Next: 11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.11.72) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani~en-mt.11.71) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Rasaratnasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasaratnasamuccaya.3.117) — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.11.71) · Pramāṇa