A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s8.18

v3.c48.s8.18

Substances useful in the bandha of mercury are: mṛganābhi (musc), māthara, ambujaśūka (= jalaśūka), the milky juice (payas) of rakṣura, niśāra or nṛsāra, gautamakṣāra, tagara, nāgasamjñita, lelitaka, srotaja, kṛṣṇāṅgara, and sita (50cd–56). The six types of salt are: sāmudra, saindhava, viḍa, sauvarcala, romaka, and culikā-lavaṇa or navasāra (58–59). The three caustics (kṣāra) are: yava(kṣāra), svarjika and ṭaṅkaṇa (60ab).