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==Formulation composition==
{| class="wikitable"|Linen Thread of 20 gauge, of suitable length|||||||-| Snuhī Kṣīra API ||[[Euphorbia neriifolia]]|| Fresh Stem Latex||Q.S.|-| Apāmārga Kṣāra API|| Achyranthes aspera|| Water soluble ash of Pl.|| Q.S.|-| Haridrā API ||[[Curcuma longa]]|| Rz.|| Q.S.|}
==Method of preparation==
*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 the cabinet properly and dry at 500 leaving it overnight.
*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%
|}
==References==
[[Category:Formulations]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Fistula-in-ano]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Sinuses]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Haermorrhoids]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Non-healing ulcers]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Ulcer]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abscesses of different location]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Pilonidal sinus]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Injection sinus]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Tumor]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - External growth of muscle and skin]]
[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Vaginal polyps]]
