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6. Sūta Bhasmādi Guṭikā (Rṇv.T. 12/354-358) In this compound Mercury, Kānta Loha and Mākṣika are used in ash form alongwith Śilājatu, Vidaṅga and Pathyā. It is used internally mixed with honey and ghee contineously for one year to make the consumer very strong and to live long.