A Study of Hingula Shodhana using XRF
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
All rasdravyas (metals or minerals), before they are being used in the preparation of any Ayurveda formulations, have to undergo a primary procedure called Shodhana. According to Rasatarangini, shodhana of Hingula is done by giving bhavana (trituration), 7 times, of Nimbuka swarasa (lemon juice) followed by prakshalana (washing) with water and drying. In the present study, shodhana of hingula was done by the above method given in Rasatarangini. Ashuddha (Raw) Hingula samples were taken out before starting the procedure, and later on after 1st, 3rd and 7th bhavana and finally after prakshalana and drying. XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) analysis was done for the above samples and the results were tabulated for this study. Mass % of As was found to decrease after subsequent bhavanas. Also, elements like Fe and Ca which were initially absent in ashuddha (raw) hingula were identified in the samples after bhavana and their mass % found to increase with subsequent bhavanas and decrease after prakshlana. At the end of shodhana procedure, ashuddha hingula was reduced to fine powder of shuddha hingula.
Authors and Affiliations
Nalin D. Shah, Pritam C. Vaity, Ninad S. Sathe
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