Abhrak bhasma Satva patan Satva Sodhan and Churnikaran Methods

s.o.p of satva bhasma w.s.r to abhrak satva bhasma Pure Abhrak Bhasma,Powdered Abhrak Bhasma

Introduction Abhrak bhasma Satva patan Satva Sodhan

• Pure Abhrak Bhasma,Powdered Abhrak Bhasma
• § As per the Rasa text Satva bhasma has been claimed to be more efficacious then other Iron Bhasmas for the treatment of diseases and to positive health.
• § Diabetes mellitus,TB or to improve immunity
• & to promotes physical & mental vigour etc.
• § Quality control is need of the hour.
• § To assure the quality & to establish the standards for Abhrak satva bhasma an attempt was made in this regards .

Three steps — Abhrak bhasma Satva patan Satva Sodhan

• 1

• AbhrakSatvpatan

• 2

• Satva Sodhan&Churnikaran

• 3

• Abhrak SatvaMaran

• Krishnabhraka
• Sanskrit- Abhrak
• English- Mica

• Sara bhag• Extraction

• Krishnabhraka
• Sanskrit- Abhrak
• English- Mica

Satva patan :

• § Satvapatan means extraction of desired metal or alloy from a mineral for the prepration of bhasma.

Four steps Rasa Tarangani

• 1. Purification or refining of the mineral.
• 2. Mixing with the reductant and flux etc.
• 3. Agglomeration.
• 4. Smelting.

   

Satva dravikaran

Satva pindikaran

Material	Sample (1)	Sample (2)	Sample (3)
Biotite	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg
Borax	1 kg 250 gm	1 kg 250 gm	1 kg 250 gm
Sweta Musli	2 kg	2 kg	2 kg
Water for Kwatha	20 lit	20 lit	20 lit
Wt of the balls	8 kg	7 kg	8.2 kg
Total time in Satv patan	6 hour	6 hour	7 hour
Wt of Mitrapanchak for pindikaran	100 gm	100 gm	100 gm
Wt of satva obtained	495 gm	490 gm	500 gm

Satva Sodhan &Churnikaran

Four steps Rasa Tarangani

• Pure Abhrak Bhasma,Powdered Abhrak Bhasma
• • 1. Heating & quenching (Nirvapan).
  • 2. Powdering.
  • 3. Roasting & Trituration.
  • 4. Bhavna & Mardan.

 

Abhrak Satva Maran

Material	Sample (1)	Sample (2)	Sample (3)
Abhrak Satva	400 gm	400 gm	400 gm
Kanji for one nirvap	2 lit	2 lit	2 lit
Wt of powdered satva	410 gm	412 gm	415 gm
Amalki kwath for Bhavana & 3 Roasting	3 lit	3 lit	3 lit
Cow ghee for 3 time roasting	450 gm	450 gm	450 gm
Punarnava Swarasa for Bhavana	500 ml	500 ml	500 ml
Vasa swarasa for Bhavana	300 ml	300 ml	300 ml
Kanji for Bhavana	300 ml	300 ml	300 ml
Wt of final product	420 gm	415 gm	422 gm

 Successive steps

Kupi pakva Vidhi

• (Process repeated two time in each sample)

Material	Sample (1)	Sample (2)	Sample (3)
Abhrak Satva churna	240 gm	240 gm	240 gm
Sudh Parad	60 gm	60 gm	60 gm
Sudh Gandhak	60 gm	60 gm	60 gm
Time taken in kajjli formation	24 hour	24 hour	24 hour
Wt of kajjli	490 gm	490 gm	490 gm
Time in kupipaka	12 hour	12 hour	12 hour
Wt of Satva Sindur	110mg	100mg	104mg
Wt of Satva bhasma	265 gm	270 gm	263 gm
Wt of bhasma after 2nd k.paka	316 gm	310gm	315gm

Puta pakva Vidhi

   

Ancient tests mentioned for Physico – chemical analysis of Bhasma

• 1. Nischandratwa(Without shining or luster)
• 2. Rekhapurna(enter into furrows of figure)
• 3. Anjansadrisha( fine like collyrium)
• 4. Laghuta ( lightness)
• 5. Varitar ( Floates over water & unam )
• 6. Mruduta ( softness)
• 7. Slakhnatva. ( Smoothness )
• 8. Nirdhoomatwa ( smokeless)

¢ B)

• 1. Niruthatwa (not regaining it’s original form.)
• 2. Apunarbhavatwa (not regaining it’s original
• form.)
• 3. Gatarasatwa (tastelessness / swadarahita)
• 4. Avami (No vomiting sensation)
• 5. Amlatva pariksha (test with sour – juice )

II.Method For Standardisation :

• • Organoleptic characters
• • Qualitative & Quantitative analysis by
• Inductively coupled Plasma Atomic
• Emmission Spectroscopy.
• • PH value , Moisture content, Ash
• value were noted.

1.Organoleptic characters ofAbhrak bhasma:

Characters	Suddh Abhrak	S.Abhrak Satva	Abhrak Satva Bhasma
Color	Krishna	Dhuser	Brick Red
Odour	Dhanya gandhi	Odourless	Odourless
Taste	Tasteless	Tasteless	Tasteless
Touch	Smooth	Smooth	Smooth
Appearance	Powder	Powder	AmorphusPowder

Physical constants of Abhraka Satva Bhasma

Characters	Suddh Abhrak	S.Abhrak Satva	Abhrak Satva Bhasma
Moistre content	0.43 %	0.037 %	1.27 %
Acid insoluble content	48.52 %	1.32 %	6.87 %
Water soluble	0.46%	0.43%	11.46%
Ash value	96.61%	122.14 %	90.56%
PH value	10.77	7.73	3.83

Elements —

Elements	S. Abhrak	S.Abhrak Satva	A.S. Bhasma
Fe2O3	14.14	85.9	56
MgO	7.44	0.0586	0.0648
Al 2 O3	17.16	0.290	0.405
K2O	5.75	0.057	0.210
Zn	0.02	0.0073	0.0273
Cd	–	0.0010	0.0008
Pb	–	0.0068	0.0068

 

CONCLUSION

• ¢ Iron ,Magnessium , Aluminium , Silicon ,
• Calcium, Potassium within permissible amount
• and Zinc,Tin,Barium,Phosphorous,Manganese
• in trace amount were detected in Abhrak Satva Bhasma.
• ¢ Significant increase in percentage of Iron
• as compared to % of Iron in Raw.
• • Percentage of Abhrak Satva obtained was — 10 %.
• • After sodhan increased wt of Abhrak Satva was – 2.5 %.
• • After Kupipaka method increase in wt of Satva Bhasma was – 31.66 %.
• • Wt of Satva Sindur obtained by Putpaka method was – 220 mg.
• • After putpaka method no increase in wt of Satva Bhasma was observed.