Characterization of Bhasmas of Cast and Wrought Iron
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Bhasmeekarana of metals and minerals is a unique technique in Rasashastra. In order to obtain a safe and effective Bhasma, a good quality raw material and specific preparation procedure plays a vital role. Standard operative procedure with respect to procedure of Bhasmeekarana of Lauha is already set, but a standard to select raw material (Iron) is not yet established. Discarded Iron is usually selected to prepare Lauha bhasma but its details like chemical composition; percentage of other impurities etc is unknown. Hence a study was taken up to clear this obscurity and ensure a desired quality of Lauha bhasma by selecting two types of Iron with definite composition viz., Cast iron identical to Munda lauha and Wrought iron identical to Teekshna lauha. They were subjected to Bhasmeekaranaas per the reference of Rasendra saara sangraha and physico-chemical analysis and instrumental validations like XRD, FTIR, SEMEDAX were then carried out. Both the Bhasmas obtained were appraised based on pharmaceutical and analytical grounds. Munda lauha attained Bhasma siddhi lakshanas faster than Teekshna lauha but the latter was found to be of superior quality by inferring the results of analytical study.
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Vrinda . , Shobha G Hiremath, Surekha S Medikeri
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