Brass and bronze (pittala, kamsya)

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: पित्तलरीतिकांस्यघोष
Hindi: कांसापीतलकांसे का बर्तन
English: Brass and bronzebrassbronzebell metal
Romanized: pittalapeetalkansa

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Editorial safety note: heavy_metal, 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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Hair-blackening preparation of nili, bhringaraja and triphala juices with metal powdersनील, भांगरा, त्रिफला रस और धातु चूर्ण का केशकृष्णीकरण योग Kasisa collyrium for pariklinna vartmaपरिक्लिन्नवर्त्म का कसीस अंजन Maurvyadi collyriumमौर्व्यादि अंजन

Conditions mentioned with it

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

Conjunctivitis (abhishyanda)अभिष्यन्द (आंख आना)Eye disorders (netraroga)नेत्ररोग (आंख के रोग)Praklinna vartmaपरिक्लिन्न वर्त्म Premature greying (palitya)पालित्य (बाल सफेद होना)

Organs and systems mentioned

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Eyesआंखें (नेत्र)Hair and scalpकेश और सिर की त्वचा Headसिर (शिर)

Other ingredients used together

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Count of shared preparations.

Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)×2 Green vitriol (kasisa)कसीस (कासीस)×1 Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव)×1 Samudraphena (sea foam)समुद्रफेन×1 Orpiment (haratala)हरताल (हरिताल)×1 Sour fruit juice (phalamla)खट्टे फलों का रस×1 Alkali preparations (kshara)क्षार (खार)×1 Murvaमूर्वा (मरोड़फली)×1 Asthisamhara (hadjod)हाडजोड×1 Kumari (aloe)घीकुंवार (कुमारी)×1 Old brick (ishtaka)इँट×1 Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)×1 Lamp-black (kajjala)काजल×1 Niliनीली×1 Bhringaraja (false daisy)भांगरा (भृंगराज)×1 Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला×1 Asana (Indian kino)विजयसार (असन)×1 Copper (tamra)तांबा (ताम्र)×1

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Plant glossary, letter section द (entries 1–20: दर्भ to द्विरज)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, द वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–20: दर्भ से द्विरज)Plant glossary, क entries 96–108 (कर्णिका to केंबुक)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, क वर्ग प्रविष्टि 96–108 (कर्णिका से केंबुक)

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कांस्य (कांस्यक)कांसा दारुकदेवदार

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Kamsaकांस

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