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PapadKhar

Papad-Kshar

TRADE NAME


Pearlash, Potash

MOLECULAR FORMULA


K2CO3

ABOUT

Potassium carbonate is a white salt, soluble in water (insoluble in alcohol), which forms a strongly alkaline solution. It can be made as the product of potassium hydroxide's absorbent reaction with carbon dioxide. It is deliquescent, often appearing a damp or wet solid.

SHODHAN OR AYURVEDA PURIFICATION PROCESS

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

SUGGESTED READING

Check Wikipedia.org Entry for Papadkhar.