Evaluation of Market Samples of ‘Haratala Bhasma’ Using ‘Namburi Phased Spot Test’ (NPST)
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 4
Abstract
Haratala Bhasma (calx of Haratala i.e. Arsenic Trisulphide), an unique mineral product used traditionally in the management of Kushta (Laprocy) & Swasa, Kasa Vikaras (Respiratory disorders) was prepared according to the prescription in the Ayurvedic classics and subjected to various bhasma pariksha (tests for calx), including the Namburi Phased Spot Test (NPST), one of the qualitative tests described for various Ayurvedic preparations. NPST helps to differentiate between, and thus identify, various bhasmas (calx). It depends upon the pattern of the spot, which develops after a specific chemical reaction. Haratala bhasma prepared by classical reference in our department along with three market samples were subjected to above said tests and the results were compared. The various bhasmas exhibited marked differences in color, and though NPST yielded desired results for all the samples, there were difference in their spot pattern and color. The bhasma prepared in our department had produced the nearest results to standard NPST of Naga Bhasma.
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Vijaykumar S. Kotrannavar
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