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In Ayurveda know as Geru Red Ochre, it is used for medicinal purpose after purification. It is sweet, astringent, anti-phlegmatic, anti-bilious and cooling. It shows beneficial effects in skin diseases, piles , bleeding disorders, ulcers, boils, urticaria, vomiting, hiccups etc. It is not used as single drug but as an ingredient of some compound preparations containing a large number of mineral drugs. Vernacular Names Sanskrit: Kasayakkal, Kavi, Svarna gairika English: Ochre, Reddle Gujarati: Geru, Sonageru Hindi: Geru, Gerumitti Bengali: Girimati Kannada: Hojatha, Jajoo, Kaavi, Kemmannu Malayalam: Kavimannu Marathi: Geru, Sonakava Punjabi: Geri Tamil: Seemaikkaavikkallu, Kavikkal Telugu: Kavirayi, Kaavi Urdu: Geru