Rasendracudamani 11.73

11.73

{kaṅkuṣṭha:: medic. properties}
rase rasāyane śreṣṭhaṃ niḥsattvaṃ bahuvaikṛtam /
kaṅkuṣṭhaṃ tiktakaṭukaṃ vīryoṣṇaṃ cātirecanam //

It is best in mercurial operations and rasāyana; when devoid of metallic essence, it causes much harm. / Kaṅkuṣṭha is bitter, pungent, hot in potency, and an extreme purgative;