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Halite Crystals -Sendha Salt

The Ayurvedic Sanskrit name of rock salt is “Saindhav lavan” . It is also known as “Halite”, which is a mineral of Sodium chloride.

It is rich in minerals. The benefits of rock salt have been described here.

 

Halite forms isometric crystals. The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow or gray depending on the amount and type of impurities. It commonly occurs with other evaporite deposit minerals such as several of the sulfates, halides, and borates.

 

This salt enhances the taste of recipes in which it has been used.

Rock salt supplies minerals which are required by our body. Salt enhances water absorption, maintains PH and helps in movement of nutrients between tissue fluid and cells.

Apart from these functions, rock salt stabilizes blood pressure and also acts as an anti-oxidant.

It pacifies all the three doshas and is considered the healthiest form of salt in ayurveda.

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