{"id":3784,"date":"2026-03-21T08:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npk1169-001-site1.mtempurl.com\/?p=3784"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:36:13","slug":"acids-and-alkalis-kshara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bharatwisdom.com\/hi\/physics-and-chemistry\/acids-and-alkalis-kshara\/","title":{"rendered":"Acids and Alkalis (Kshara) \u2013 The Chemistry of Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1279.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1632\" data-path-to-node=\"28\"><span data-path-to-node=\"28,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"28,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Concept<\/b> <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"28,2\"><span class=\"citation-7378\">In chemistry, acids and bases (alkalis) are analogous to yin and yang<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"28,4\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"28,6\"><span class=\"citation-7377\">They react to make each other neutral<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"28,8\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"28,10\"><i data-path-to-node=\"28,10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-7376\">Kshara<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-7376\"> (alkali) is a caustic chemical derived from plant\u2019s ash<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"28,12\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1633\" data-path-to-node=\"29\"><span data-path-to-node=\"29,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"29,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Story<\/b> <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"29,2\"><span class=\"citation-7375\">Six thousand years before the modern pH scale, the <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"29,2\" data-index-in-node=\"51\"><span class=\"citation-7375\">Sushruta Samhita<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-7375\"> provided a masterclass in chemical reactivity<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"29,4\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"29,6\"><span class=\"citation-7374\">Sushruta described how to drain the ashes of specific trees and mix them with limestone to create <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"29,6\" data-index-in-node=\"98\"><span class=\"citation-7374\">Kshara<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-7374\"> (caustic alkali), which surgeons used for cauterization<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"29,8\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"29,10\"><span class=\"citation-7373\">They even understood the concept of neutralization, using acidic fruit juices to stop the &#8220;burn&#8221; of an alkali if it touched the skin<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"29,12\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"29,14\"><span class=\"citation-7372\">This ancient method of leaching wood ash is the direct ancestor of the word &#8220;Pot-Ash&#8221; (Potassium), proving that the foundation of our soap and fertilizer industries began in an Indian surgical hall<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"29,16\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"30\"><b data-path-to-node=\"30\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Timeline<\/b><\/p>\n<table data-path-to-node=\"31\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Milestone<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"31,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"31,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Western Ref.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1634\" data-path-to-node=\"31,1,1,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"31,1,1,0,1\"><span class=\"citation-7371\">1700s CE (Identification of Bases) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"31,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"31,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Indian Source<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1635\" data-path-to-node=\"31,2,1,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"31,2,1,0,1\"><span class=\"citation-7370\">Prior to 5,000 BCE (<\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"31,2,1,0,1\" data-index-in-node=\"20\"><span class=\"citation-7370\">Sushruta Samhita<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-7370\">) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"31,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"31,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Chron. Gap<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1636\" data-path-to-node=\"31,3,1,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"31,3,1,0,1\"><span class=\"citation-7369\">Over 6,500 Years <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"32\"><b data-path-to-node=\"32\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Original Text<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"33\">\n<p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1637\" data-path-to-node=\"33,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"33,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"33,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Sanskrit Shloka:<\/b> \u0924\u0924\u094b \u092f\u0925\u094b\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0937\u094d\u0920\u093e\u0928\u093e\u0902 \u0930\u093e\u0936\u0940\u0928\u094d \u0915\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0935\u093e&#8230; \u0926\u0940\u092a\u092f\u0947\u0924\u094d \u0964 <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"33,0,2\"><span class=\"citation-7368\">\u0924\u0924\u094b \u0905\u0917\u094d\u0928\u094c \u0909\u092a\u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0947&#8230; \u092d\u0938\u094d\u092e \u0926\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0923\u092e\u094d \u0906\u0926\u093e\u092f&#8230; \u0965 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"33,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"33,0,4\"> <b data-path-to-node=\"33,0,4\" data-index-in-node=\"1\">Transliteration:<\/b> Tato yathokt\u0101n\u0101\u1e43 k\u0101\u1e63\u1e6dh\u0101n\u0101\u1e43 r\u0101\u015b\u012bn k\u1e5btv\u0101&#8230; d\u012bpayet | Tato agnau upa\u015b\u0101nte&#8230; bhasma dro\u1e47am \u0101d\u0101ya&#8230; || <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"33,0,6\"><span class=\"citation-7367\">Sushruta Samhita (Sutra Sthana 11) (Preparation of mild, medium, and strong alkali) <\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"33,0,8\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"33,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"33,0,10\"><b data-path-to-node=\"33,0,10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-7366\">Meaning:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-7366\"> &#8220;Then, pile up the wood mentioned&#8230; and set it on fire. When the fire is extinguished&#8230; collect the ash (Bhasma) in a Drona measure (and dissolve in water).&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1638\" data-path-to-node=\"34\"><span data-path-to-node=\"34,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"34,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Related Innovations<\/b> <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"34,2\"><span class=\"citation-7365\">Long before European chemistry, the <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"34,2\" data-index-in-node=\"36\"><span class=\"citation-7365\">Rasaratnakara<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-7365\"> (c. 7th century CE) documented methods for distilling mineral acids (<\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"34,2\" data-index-in-node=\"119\"><span class=\"citation-7365\">Vida<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-7365\">) capable of dissolving metals<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"34,4\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"34,6\"><span class=\"citation-7364\">The <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"34,6\" data-index-in-node=\"4\"><span class=\"citation-7364\">Sushruta Samhita<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-7364\"> employed chemical neutralisation to propose acidic fruit liquids to combat the corrosive effects of alkali burns<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"34,8\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1639\" data-path-to-node=\"35\"><span data-path-to-node=\"35,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"35,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Fun Fact<\/b> <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"35,2\"><span class=\"citation-7363\">The word \u2018Ash\u2019 is the origin of \u2018Pot-Ash\u2019 (Potassium), which is based on an old method of leaching wood ash that Sushruta described<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"35,4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2d99851739bfeb4f-1640\" data-path-to-node=\"36\"><span data-path-to-node=\"36,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"36,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Modern Legacy<\/b> <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"36,2\"><span class=\"citation-7362\">Alkalis are used in a variety of applications, ranging from soap manufacture to stomach acid neutralisation<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"36,4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[298,204,296,238,297,241],"class_list":["post-3784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-physics-and-chemistry","tag-acids-and-alkalis","tag-chemistry","tag-kshara","tag-medicine","tag-potash","tag-sushruta-samhita"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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