Abstract

PHARMACEUTICO-ANALYTICAL STUDY OF KANTA LAUHA BHASMA: BIO-SYNTHESIZED TRADITIONAL NANOPARTICLES USING CLASSICAL AND MODERN METHODS

Dr. Nikhil Chaudhari* and Dr. Ninad Sathe

Abstract

In present study raktavarna-romakant-kantalauha-bhasma was prepared using two different methods: classical gajaputa and EMF. The pharmaceutical study of both the bhasmas was carried to evaluate the quality of both bhasmas. Raw kantalauha was processed for samanya shodhana, vishesh shodhana and pachana process of marana. Goghrita pachita shuddha kantalauha was divided into two samples and subjected to puta(incineration) using gajaputa according to the classical reference and EMF according to recent advanced method. Both the samples of kantalauha bhasma qualified all bhasma pariksha including amalki pariksha after the 10th puta. SEM analysis at resolution 100nm and magnification 75000× showed kantalauha bhasma particle size of sample 1(gajaputa) reached 22.1nm and sample 2 (EMF) reached 27.5 nm. Considering all the above parameters it can be concluded that kantalauha bhasma prepared using classically gajaputa reached more reduced size and stands better in quality than that of bhasma prepared by EMF. The manufacturing method of kantalauha bhasma is in tune to nanotechnology of contemporary era which may cover scientific validation of today.

Keywords: Lauha bhasma, iron nanoparticles, pharmaceutical study, analytical study, EMF.