aṣṭacūrṇa
Puranic Encyclopedia
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p. 62, col. 2.
AṢṬACŪRṆA . A mixture of eight powders. The eight
things are: Cukku (dry ginger), Mulaku (chilli)
Tippali (long pepper) Ayamodaka (celery seed) Jīraka
(caraway seed) Kariṃjīraka (black caraway seed)
Intuppu (sodium chloride) and Kāyam (asafoetida).