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*Ariṣṭa* : Powder of selected drugs (having medicinal value as well as fermenting properties), water (half of the weight of powder), iron-powder and treacle (28 1/2 of the weight of water), placed in an earthen vessel purified before and coated inside with a mixture of honey, clarified butter and powdered *pippalī* (long-pepper plant, *Piper longum*) and containing clarified butter. The vessel tightly sealed was dipped for fermentation in a mass of barley for seven nights.