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'''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.
==Formulation composition==
|Linen Thread of 20 gauge, of suitable length||||||
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| Snuh¢ KÀ¢ra Snuhī Kṣīra API ||Euphorbia neriifolia|| Fresh ||Q.S.
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|||Stem Latex||||||
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| Ap¡m¡rga KÀ¡ra Apāmārga Kṣāra API|| Achyranthes aspera|| Water soluble ash of Pl.|| Q.S.
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| Haridr¡ 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==
==Therapeutic uses==
*Bhagandara (Fistula-in-ano and other fistulae of perianal region), Nadivra¸a Nāḍīvrṇa (sinuses), Arsa Arśa (haermorrhoids), Dushta Nadivrana Duṣṭa Nāḍīvrṇa (chronic-infected, non-healing ulcers), Vrana vrṇa (ulcers), Vidradhi (abscesses of different location, Pilonidal sinus, Injection sinus), Arbuda (tumor), Adhimausa Adhimāṁsa (external growth of muscle and skin), Yoni Arsa Arśa (vaginal polyps).
==Dose==
