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Rock salt (saindhava)

सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) · सैन्धव

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
सैन्धवसैंधवसिन्धुजमाणिमन्थशीतशिव
Hindi
सेंधा नमकसैंधवसैंधा नमकसैंधानमकलाहौरी नमकसेंधानमक
English
Rock saltrock salthimalayan saltsaindhava
Romanized
saindhavasendha namak
Marathi
सैंधव

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Formulations containing it

64

Remedies using it

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Bala oil or castor oil for intestinal enlargementButtermilk with rock salt and dry ginger (diet)Castor oil with rock salt and dry gingerCleansing kacchapa with triphala, trikatu, oil and rock saltEar-filling with rock salt, asafoetida and ginger juice in oilEye irrigation with salted warm oil or warm milkGhee drunk with rock salt and hot water in vata disordersGhee with long pepper, rock salt and wheyGoat-urine ear drops with garlic, arka and rock saltGruel with ajamoda, chitraka and rock saltHaritaki with saltsHaritaki, chitraka and rock salt powder with kanjiHot water with rock salt for undigested gheeIrrigation with punarnava root juice and rock saltMilk prepared with ajamoda and rock salt (diet)Mouthful of shigru root, ginger, kushtha and rock saltMung soup with cumin, tempered with ghee, salt and pepper (diet)Neem oil and salt ear filling

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Care of the newbornCollyrium against vata-type abhishyandaDissolving and ripening preparationEye drops and irrigation in kapha-type abhishyandaGargles and mouthfuls in kapha-type abhishyandaHealing wickMatulungadi collyriumPlant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)Plant glossary, ल section, entries 1–14 (लकुच to लुंग)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)Plant glossary, स section, entries 1–48 (सद्धातकीकुसुम to स्नुही)

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Named 107 times on 77 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which salts does the glossary list under पञ्चलवण?

In Hindi कचिया, सैंधा, समुद्र, बिरिया संचर and काला नोन; in Marathi लवण, टंकण, सैंधव, औद्भिद and संचळ.

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Content type
Mineral
Categories
SaltMineral
Source pages with records
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Pages naming it
77
Record id
ingredient_saindhava