Pyrite (makshika)

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: माक्षिकस्वर्णमाक्षिकरौप्यमाक्षिकताप्य
Hindi: सोनामाखीमाक्षिकरूपामाखी
English: Pyritepyritecopper pyritemakshika
Romanized: makshikasonamakhi

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Editorial safety note: professional_supervision. This is a library classification, not a statement from the source.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.

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Formulations containing it

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Svarna makshika collyriumस्वर्णमाक्षिक अंजन Triphala with iron calx, pyrite, long pepper, vidanga and bhringarajaत्रिफला-लोह-माक्षिक योग

Procedures using it

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Beeswax mixture for the transfer of mercuryरस संक्रमण औषध Copper and gold globule fed to mercuryताम्र-बीज गुलिका Digesting tikshna iron, gold and makshika in mercury, and smearing copper and silver sheetsतीक्ष्ण चूर्ण का पारे में जारण और ताम्र-रजत पत्र लेपन Purification of tikshna iron with svarnamakshikaतीक्ष्ण लोह का शोधन

Conditions mentioned with it

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Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Arjuna (red spot on the white of the eye)अर्जुन (नेत्ररोग)Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)कुष्ठ (त्वचा रोग)Shukra (white opacity on the black of the eye)शुक्ल (फूला)

Organs and systems mentioned

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Blood and circulationरक्त और रक्त संचार Earsकान (कर्ण)Eyesआंखें (नेत्र)Noseनाक (नासिका)Skinत्वचा

Other ingredients used together

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Count of shared preparations.

Iron (loha)लोहा (लोह)×3 Copper (tamra)तांबा (ताम्र)×2 Gold (svarna)सोना (स्वर्ण)×2 Mercury (parada)पारा (पारद)×2 Phanitaफाणित×1 Sulphur (gandhaka)गंधक (गन्धक)×1 Khadira (cutch tree)खैर (खदिर)×1 Sour fermented gruel (kanjika)कांजी (काञ्जिक)×1 Cow urine (gomutra)गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र)×1 Buttermilk (takra)छाछ (तक्र)×1 Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)×1 Dvirajaद्विरज×1 Indrayava (kurchi seeds)इन्द्रजौ (इन्द्रयव)×1 Amaranth greens (tanduliya)चौलाई (तण्डुलीय)×1 Silver (rajata)चांदी (रजत)×1 Beeswax (madhuchchhishta)मोम (मधूच्छिष्ट)×1 Crow dung (kakavit)काकविट्×1 Nalika (a fragrant substance)नली×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Drugs for the transfer of mercury; close of the teachingरस संक्रमण की औषधियाँ और उपसंहार Plant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, न वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–35: नक्त से न्यग्रोध)Procedures with mica and tikshna ironअभ्रक और तीक्ष्ण लोह के प्रयोग

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निर्मलअभ्रक

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Ayurveda (science of life)आयुर्वेद

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Beeswax mixture for the transfer of mercuryरस संक्रमण औषध Copper and gold globule fed to mercuryताम्र-बीज गुलिका Digesting tikshna iron, gold and makshika in mercury, and smearing copper and silver sheetsतीक्ष्ण चूर्ण का पारे में जारण और ताम्र-रजत पत्र लेपन Purification of tikshna iron with svarnamakshikaतीक्ष्ण लोह का शोधन Svarna makshika collyriumस्वर्णमाक्षिक अंजन Triphala with iron calx, pyrite, long pepper, vidanga and bhringarajaत्रिफला-लोह-माक्षिक योग

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