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dbang po ril bu [IW]
(med) Calculi, in particular Enteroliths and Gastroliths. 'Treating stones' (Phrin Las 1987) brgya byin gyis bden pa brjod pa / sbal pa / rin po che'i bcud rgya mtshor 'phang ba / glang po che rgya mtsho btung pa / ngang ba / bya rgod / sbrul / rma bya / dom / phug ron, Those precious stones after Indra's praying, thrown into the sea and swallowed by the toad, drunk by the elephant, geese, vulture, snake, peacock, bear, and pigeon (becoming treating stones).
dbang ril dkar po/ljang gu/sngon po/ser po/dmar po/dkar ljang/dkar sngo/dkar ser/dkar dmar/ljang sngon/ljang ser/ljang smar/sngo ser/sngo dmar/ser dmar, White stone... to Yellow red stone.
brtag pa byed pa / rab kyi rtags byung ba / dug nad kyi nad pa bdun langs pa / 'bring gi rtags byungs ba / dug nad can lnga'i srog 'tsho ba / rtags tha ma byung ba / dug nad can gsum gyi srog 'tsho ba, To investigate the quality of stones. Excellent stones to cure seven intoxicated patients simultaneously. Intermediate quality to cure five patients simultaneously. Inferior quality stones curing three patients simultaneously (Phrin Las 1987).
Also : glang po las byung ba'i mu tig dkar po, White pearl from elephant. sbrul las byung ba'i mu tig dmar po, Red pearl from snake (Phrin Las 1987).
Gorochana, cattle stones : The vedic legend has it that Indra once cast the five precious minerals: gold, silver, coral, pearl, and either sapphire or turquoise, into the great ocean. These were eventually consumed by various animals, which then formed bezoars within their bodies. They have different colors and potencies based on the animal they originate from. The superior, mediocre, and inferior forms of these stones are reputed to respectively cure seven, five, or three patients who have been poisoned. Gorochana of the finest quality is supposedly obtained from the brain or forehead of an elephant, and the second best quality is obtained from the stomach of a cow. Resembling the yellow yolk of a boiled egg, the yellow pigment obtained from a Gorochana is used as a tonic, sedative or tilaka to the forehead (wikipedia).
An enterolith is a mineral concretion or calculus formed in the gastrointestinal system. It may form around a nidus, a small foreign object similar to the creation of a pearl. Enteroliths are mostly found in the intestines of animals (mostly ruminants) and humans, and may be composed of inorganic or organic constituents. Equine enteroliths are typically smoothly spherical or tetrahedral, consist mostly of the mineral struvite (ammonium magnesium phosphate), and have concentric rings of mineral precipitated around a nidus. See also toadstone or snakestone on wikipedia.
An enterolith is not to be confused with a gastrolith. These are pebbles or gravels which helps digestion in animals lacking suitable grinding teeth. Gastroliths are common among crocodiles, alligators, herbivorous birds, seals and sea lions. Domestic fowl require access to grit. Apparent microgastroliths have also been found in frogs and tadpoles (wikipedia). But the vedic legend certainly did not make that distinction. Johannes Schmidt (talk) 11:42, 4 December 2021 (UTC)