TANKANA

  Sanskrit :   Tankana.   

 Telugu    :   Velligaramu.

  Hindi      :   Sohaga.

  Latin      : Sodii Biboras. 

1.    Identification: --   It occurs as a natural deposit. Crude Borax is found in masses, by                                                evaporation of water, on shores of dried up lakes in India and Tibet. It is                                         also obtained in the mud of lakes surrounded by the hills in Nepal.

2.    Parts used: ---- Tankana.

3.    Preparation: ---  Shodhitha Tankana.