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Botanical Name:
Potash
Yavakshar is crude potassium carbonate obtained from barley
ash.
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Paakya, Kshar, Yavakshar, Yavagraj, Darulawan
Bengali: Yavakshar
English: Potash, Salt of Tartar
Guajarati: Javakhar, Kharo
Hindi: Javakhar, Javaakhar, Khar
Kannada: Marada Vappu
Malayalam: Karam
Marathi: Javaakhar
Tamil: Maravappu
Telugu: Manuvappu
Physical Properties:
Nature : Amorphous
Colour : White
Taste : Saline & burning
Solubility : Completely soluble in water producing a
strongly alkaline solution
Therapeutic uses:
• Difficulty In Urination
• Urinary Calculi (Mutra Sarkara)
• Bloating
• Abdominal Pain (Koshta sula)
• Ascites (Jalodara) |
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