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Black Salt, Kala Namak
Halitum violaceum, Halitum purpureum
Himalayan Black Salt, Sonchal Salt
Kala Namak, Sauvarcala (Ayurveda)
Kha ru tsha (Tibet)
Zi Nao Sha 紫硇砂 (TCM)
Himalayan Black Salt, Sonchal Salt
Kala Namak, Sauvarcala (Ayurveda)
Kha ru tsha (Tibet)
Zi Nao Sha 紫硇砂 (TCM)
Minerological name:
Halitum violaceum
Parts used:
Prepared salt
Black Salt is Rock Salt that is kiln-dried for 24 hours in a sealed pot with Triphala
Temperature & Taste:
Hot, dry. Pungent
Classification:
Halitum violaceum
Parts used:
Prepared salt
Black Salt is Rock Salt that is kiln-dried for 24 hours in a sealed pot with Triphala
Temperature & Taste:
Hot, dry. Pungent
Classification:
Uses:
1. Warms the Stomach, Promotes Digestion:
-increase digestive Heat (Agni, Spleen Yang)
-indigestion, bloating, Colic
-Constipation
-abdominal tumors
2. Clears the Channels:
-believed to clear the fine channels
3. Benefits Heart:
-traditional texts claim it benefits the Heart
4. Settles Wind:
-Wind disorders in Tibetan Medicine
Dose:
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Comment:
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Main Combinations:
Often combined with other Salts such as Sea Salt and Rock Salt
1. To promote digestion and increase digestive Heat, Black Salt, Rock Salt, Ginger, Long Pepper
2. Fever, Black Salt, Ginger, Andrographis (Unani)
3. Stomach Pain, Black Salt, Chebula, Ginger, Senna (as in Powder for Stomach Pain) (Unani)
Major Formulas:
Citrakadi Churna
Arka Vati
Citrakadi Gutika
Sankha Vati
Powder for Stomach Pain (Unani)
Sems kyi bde skyid Mental Happiness
Aloeswood 8 (Tibetan Medicine
Nutmeg 14 (Dza ti 14) (Tibetan Medicine
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
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Main Preparations used:
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