Racta Chundana, San. A name for real Sanders wood. Sweet, bitter,
cool, heavy; it strengthens eye-sight, induces costiveness; creates
nausea, cures thirst, disorders of the blood, bile, fevers, and boils
or other eruptions.
503 Rukitsal.--Red rice. A kind of Santi; it is light and is very
beneficial; increases strength, clears the complexion, removes
disorders of the three secretions; is diuretic, clears the voice,
increases semen and wind, and removes general heat.
504 Rukitphoop.--A variety of the KanaÈr; some say it is a kind of
the Biscopra; it is called by both names.
505 Rungni.--Pungent and hot; destroys appetite; cures cough, asthma,
mucus, and fever from mucus and wind. The white Rungni is pungent
and hot; increases eye-sight; consolidates (amalgamates) mercury;
promotes appetite, loosens phlegm and wind.
506 Rungtirra.--Called also Sungtirra. It derives its name from the
Emperor Allam Gheer the 2nd, because he used it as a medicine; and
because no name of a stone can ever be mentioned in the presence of
the Emperor, instead of Sungtirra it was therefore called Rungtirra.