Abstract

PHARMACEUTICAL AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THREE DIFFERENT SAMPLES OF SHODHITA MANASHILA

*Dr. B. Saravanan

Abstract

Manashila is one of the mineral drugs that has history of usage since vedic period. All rasa and purana granthas explain its external and internal usage. Manashila after shodhana, mainly cures diseases like krimi, kushta, kasa, swasa etc and has got wide range of disease curing capacity which is a positive thing for us in today’s era. Manashila is purified by various methods with different herbal juices which is explained in different classics. Here the purification method followed is bhavana with different herbal juices as per Rasa tarangini. Three different swarasa ardraka, bijapura, agashhyapatra had taken for bhavana. Seven bhavana given to manashila with each swarasa. Finaly three different samples of shodhita manashila were prepared. All the observation during shodhana procedure was noted and documented. Raw manashila and three samples of shodhita manashila subjected to analytical study like specific gravity, moisture content, solubility, PH. Physico chemical analysis of Raw and three samples of shuddha manashila contributes to set standards for standardization. In shodhita manashila percentage of As increased & S decreased. 80 % reduction in particle size (0.71 microns), pH 12.5, Moisture 1- 3%, Sp. Gravity 1.003 noted. Triclinic & monoclinic crystal structure with variations in dimensions. As, S and other trace elements noted. Particle size reduced, crystal structure altered.

Keywords: Manashila, PH, Shodhana, Bhavana, Swarasa.