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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.