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Sita


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TRADE NAME


Rock Candy, Crystal Sugar

ABOUT

Sita in Ayurveda implies to Rock Candy or Crystal Sugar.Rock candy (also called rock sugar) is a type of confectionery composed of relatively large sugar crystals. Homemade rock candy is commonly formed by allowing a supersaturated solution of sugar and water to crystallize onto a string or some other surface suitable for crystal nucleation. Heating the water before adding the sugar allows more sugar to dissolve and thus produces larger crystals. Crystals form after several days.

SHODHAN OR AYURVEDA PURIFICATION PROCESS

No specific purification process for Sita is found in Ayurveda treatise which may indicate that Sita does not require to undergo specific purification process and can be directly used as medicine. However if Sita is contaminated with dust or other foreign particles it is advisable to filter them out.

SUGGESTED READING

Check Wikipedia.org Entry for Sita.