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a kind of salt [R] saltpeter [IW]

a kind of salt [ro lan tshva, zhu rjes drod, nus pas rdo skran dang, lgang pa'i rde'u, ma zhu ba'i nad rnams bzhu bar byed [IW]

a kind of salt * saltpeter [IW]

salt peter [JV]

(med) Niter, salpeter (Potassium nitrate KNO₃) (Yeshi 2018, Czaya 2017). Synonyms : me 'bar tshwa, tshwa hrag can, 'ju rtsi, sa'i shel (Yeshi 2018) ya bak+-sha ra dngos (Drungtso 1999).
ze tshas rdo 'ju rde'u rdo skran bshig / ces pa la / rang byung rdo rjes / ze tshas srin gsod rdo skran bshig / ces gsungs / ming ni / sa'i shel / tsha hrag can / me 'bar tsha zer / 'di rang byung yin pa 'dra yang las kyi cho gas gtsong bar bgrungs dgos la / der yang rgyu'i khyad par las rigs gsum ste / brag srub sogs las 'khyag pa ltar chags pa las bgrungs pa shel khab lta bu rab / sa brag gangs la yang bya spu ltar chags pa las bgrungs pa chur phye lta bu 'bring / gyang rmang gad pa sogs las snum 'bol du chags pa las bgrungs pa rtsam pa'am yos tshig gi phye ma 'dra ba tha ma'o / gang yang dang po'i rgyu dang rjes gtsang bar byas pa gang yang ro tsha la reg bya bsil ba / me la btab na khol zhing tsha tsha 'phro ba'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 386.3)

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Processed salt medicine. Niter, potassium nitrate, is found as an efflorescence in hot, dry regions. Also known as saltpeter. Also in soils rich in organic materials, especially after rain during hot weather (mindat.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 14:59, 25 February 2024 (EST)