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{{stub}}'''KsharasutraKṣāra Sūtra''' is a medicated device prepared with a linen thread of specified physical characteristics, to meet the quality of the finished product described below, by coating it with layers of materials obtained from plants as mentioned.

*Spread the surgical linen thread of size 20 throughout the length and breadth of the hanger of the specially designed cabinet known as Ksharasutra Kṣāra Sūtra (K.S.) Cabinet.*Smear the thread with latex, uniformly and carefully, all around the thread, with the help of clean gauze piece soaked in the Snuhi KsharaSnuhī Kṣīra. *After smearing all the threads on the hanger, place the hanger in the Ksharasutra Kṣāra Sūtra cabinet for drying.

*Close all the outlets of the Ksharasutra Kṣāra Sūtra cabinet properly in order to prevent the entry of moisture in to the cabinet.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> ==Description==*A dark brown coloured thread, with a dry coat of medicament that remains intact on handling and smooth to touch. *The thread used is of linen consisting of processed pericyclic fibres from stems of Linum usitatissimum, complying with microscopy. ==Storage==* Keep in moisture free condition, away from direct sunlight & heat. ==Therapeutic uses==*Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano and other fistulae of perianal region), Nāḍīvrṇa (Sinuses), Arśa (Haermorrhoids), Duṣṭa Nāḍīvrṇa (Chronic-infected, non-healing ulcers), vrṇa (Ulcers), Vidradhi (Abscesses of different location, Pilonidal sinus, Injection sinus), Arbuda (Tumor), Adhimāṁsa (External growth of muscle and skin), Yoni Arśa (Vaginal polyps). ==Dose== ==Physico-chemical parameters=={| class="wikitable"|Length of thread|| 29 to 31 cm|-|Weight|| 0.9 to 1 g|-|Diameter/Thickness|| 1.75 to 2.0 mm |-|Tensile Strength|| not less than 5 kg|-|Loss on drying at 105 degree|| Not more than 5 per cent|-|Water-soluble extractive|| Not less than 85 per cent|-|Hexane-soluble extractive|| Not less than 6 per cent|-|Sulphated ash|| 80 to 82 per cent|-|pH (1% aqueous solution)|| 9.3 to 10.5|-|Total alkalies (calculated as carbonates)|| Not less than 20% |}