History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c25.s3.t1.19

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| Name of sour liquid | Base material | Technicalities | | | |
| | | Ferment medium | Digesting device | Vessel | Reference |
| *Kañjika*. also called *Amla kañjika* | a) Boiled rice b) Boiled inferior *māṣa* c) Boiled millet or barley also | The entire body inclusive of roots of plants in pieces Names of plants: *bhṛṅgarāja*, *muṇḍi* *Viṣṇukrāntā*, *Punarnavā* *minākṣi*, *sarpākṣi*, *sahadevi*, *śatāvari*, three myrobalans, *girikarṇi*, *haṃsapadi*, *citraka* | — | Earthen vessel | *Śār. Sam.* *Madhya khaṇḍa* XI. 13. *Caraka Cikitsā* V.77. *Rasaratnākara* of *Nityanātha*, quoted in *Rasaratnasamuccayatikā*. 115p. |
| *Sauvīraka* | Barley (coarsely powdered and then fried) | Medium-cold decoction of roots of prescribed plants. | — | Earthen vessel | *Suśruta Sū.* XLIV. 208-209 |
| *Śukta* | Mixed substance consisting of treacle, honey, fermented rice water, whey and the like. | — | Deposition in heaps of paddy. Duration - three nights (in summer) | Earthen vessel | *Caraka, cikitsā*, XIX.9. 212 *Cakra-saṃgraha* *Grahaṇi-cikitsā* SL.31-32; *Vātavyādhi* SL. 100. *Śār. Sam.* *Madhyakhaṇḍa* XI.10 |
| a) *Guḍa-sukta* | Molasses-water (associated material - oil and plant products). | Molasses water | — | — | *Śār, Sam,* *Madhyakhaṇḍa* XI.10. |
| b)*Ikṣu-śukt* & *Mṛdvika-śukta* | Sugarcane juice Grape(not fully matured) | — | — | — | *Śār, Sam,* *Madhyakhaṇḍa* -do- |
| *Tusāmbu* or *Yavāmbu* | Ground barley | Medium Water | — | — | *Ibid.* 12. |