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10. *Triphalādyava leha* (CS. Ci. 16/99) is an Iron compound, contains iron powder and indicated in *Kāmalā* and *Pāṇḍu*. These are other medias of using iron metal internally. That means through oily and sugar based medias the iron metal was being used in ancient times.