Rasendracudamani 11.78

11.78

{kāsīsa:: subtypes}
kāsīsaṃ vālukādyekaṃ puṣpapūrvamathāparam /
{vālukākāsīsa:: medic. properties}
kṣārāmlaṃ guru dhūmābhaṃ soṣṇavīryaṃ viṣāpaham /
vālukāpūrvakāsīsaṃ śvitraghnaṃ keśarañjanam //

Kāsīsa is of two types: one named vālukākāsīsa and the other puṣpakāsīsa. / Vālukākāsīsa is alkaline, sour, heavy, smoky in appearance, hot in potency, and cures poison; / it destroys leucoderma and dyes hair.