Use of Salt as Medicines

The first five in the above list generally pass by the name of ‘Pancha Lavana’ or the five salts, and are often used in combination. The other varieties are rarely used in medicine. 
Saindhava literally means produced in Sindhu, or the country along the Indus. The term is applied to rock salt which is regarded as the best of salts. Three varieties of rock salt are recognized, namely, white, red and crystalline. The pure white crystalline salt is preferred for medicinal use. For alimentary purposes also, rock salt is considered superior to the other varieties. It is regarded as digestive, appetizing, sweet and agreeable, and is much used in dyspepsia and other abdominal diseases. To know more read:

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