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Kṣāra Sūtra
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Ksharasutra 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.
Formulation composition
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 (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 Kshara.
- After smearing all the threads on the hanger, place the hanger in the Ksharasutra cabinet for drying.
- Close the cabinet properly and dry at 500 leaving it overnight.
- Close all the outlets of the Ksharasutra cabinet properly in order to prevent the entry of moisture in to the cabinet.[1]
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 209.
