Witnessed by: Ayurveda

Camel tooth (Camelus dromedarius), of the Camelidae (Mammalia) family. The one-humped camel, the pack animal of the dry country; native range: the one-humped camel of the dry country of western India, Persia and Arabia. Globally recognized as ustra danta in Sanskrit, and camel tooth in English. The part used is the tooth, calcined to ash (danta bhasma). A large hard yellowish tooth, burnt to a white friable ash and levigated to an impalpable powder before it goes anywhere near an eye.

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