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==Method of preparation==
*Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
*Cut Palāśa Palasha into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma).
*Add 6 parts of water to Bhasma, stir well and keep over night.
*Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth.
*Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained. Transfer filtered material to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water.
*Collect ksāra kshara deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind to a fine powder.
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Description==
*Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste saline; freely soluble in water.
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