Rasvanti

Rasaunt, Rasot, Rasvanti or Rasanjan is a concentrated extract prepared from the root and lower stem wood of plant. The roots of the barberries are dug up and washed to remove all earth and foreign matter. They are then cut up into small pieces, then 4 tolas of this are boiled in half a seer of water until reduced to a mass weighing 8 tolas. The boiling goes on for about six hours. As water evaporates fresh water is poured in so as to keep the chips aiwavs well covered. Then add to it eight tolas of goat’s milk, and boil again into a solid mass. This mass is Rasot. Rasot is used in diseases of the mouth, swollen gums, skin diseases, and leprosy.