lan tshwa

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ལན་ཚྭ
salt [IW]

rock-salt [RY]

table salt, brackish salt [JV]

(med) Salt, Halite (Yeshi 2018)
Synonyms : yul tsha, tshong tsha (Shel gong)
Sanskrit : lavana (sāmānya) (Dash 1989) loṇa (wisdomlib.org)

lan tshwas zas 'ju skran bshig 'gags pa 'byin / zhes pa ming yul tsha dang tshong tsha zhes pa ste / yul gar yang ma nges phal cher la mang du 'byung la / khyad par sa dmar shas che ba las 'byung bas / sa 'og nas tsha chu'i chu mig rdol ba zur du phyung la chags su bcug pa yul so so'i 'debs tsha ste / de yang yul sa'i kha dog gis ma gos ba dgos / sa mdog byung na bgrungs nas 'thag par bya / ston dpyid bzang / dbya ra 'bring / dgun ngan pa'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 382.2)

Ilustrations : 'Phrin Las (32_064) lan tshwa

Natural salt medicine. The indian term lavana is a generic term for salt (Halite, Sodium chloride [NaCl]). According to sources, 5, 6 or 8 qualities or types are described, like saindhava - rock salt (rgyam tshwa), sāmudra -sea salt (mtsho tshwa), biḍa - black salt, fabricated salt, yavakṣāra - nitre (ya ba ksha ra), sauvarcala – Sochal salt (kha ru tshwa), udbhedaja – alkalies, salt from vegetable ashes, somtimes earth salt, that which is extracted from saline soil). Of all, saindhava, rock salt (rgyam tshwa), is the best (wisdomlib.org). loṇa may also refer to salpeter.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 09:45, 26 February 2024 (EST)