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Botanical Name:
Borax
Takana is Borax mineral (Na2B4O7,
10 H2O), also known as Tincal.
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Samskrta, Tankanaka, Tanga, Tanka, Saubhagya
Bengali: Sohaga
English: Borax, Tincal
Guajarati: Tankana Khara, Khadiyo Khara
Hindi: Suhaga
Kannada: Biligara, Belgar
Malayalam: Pongaaram
Marathi: Tankana Khara
Punjabi: Sohaga
Tamil: Venkaram
Telugu: Veligaram
Urdu: Tankar, Suhaga
Physical Properties:
Nature : Crystalline lumps
Colour : White
Streak : White
Cleavage : Poor
Fracture : Conchoidal
Lustre : Vitreous
Tenacity : Brittle
Transparency : Translucent
Hardness : 2 to 2.5
Sp. Gr. : 1.65 to 1.7
Taste : Sweetish alkaline
Solubility : Completely soluble in purified water producing
an alkaline solution
Therapeutic uses:
• Cough (Kasa)
• Asthma (Svasa)
• Diseases due to Vata dosa (Vata roga)
• Poisoning by plant or mineral (Sthavara visa)
• Flatulence with gurgling sound (Adhmana)
• Wound/ulcer (Vrana) |
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