Abstract

PHARMACEUTICO-ANALYTICAL STUDY OF KAPARDIKA BHASMA AND DNA SEQUENCING OF KARPARDIKA

Nitin Kumar*, Manbi Sharma and Tanuja Bharti

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Abstract

Rasashastra is a science of ayurvedic pharmaceutics which deals with the drugs of mineral origin and here Kapardika (Cypraea moneta Linn.) is the choice of drug having various therapeutic uses in Ayurvedic practice. The shodhana and marana are two basic concepts of Rasashastra. Almost all drugs are advised to be processed with specific shodhana and marana methods before their internal uses, remove the harmful effects and to convert it into absorbable form. By the application of shodhan and marana methods as per classics, we have purified and made bhasma of karpardika. The present study was conducted to assess the physicochemical analysis of Kapardika Bhasma and its DNA profiling with special reference to its calcium content and comparative screening with human calcium.

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