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COMPARATIVE PHARMACOCEUTICO-ANALYTICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF KASHIS BHASMA PREPARED ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL METHOD AND FURNACE METHOD

Dr. Yogeshwar Balwantrao Kadam*, Dr. Mahantesh B. Rudrapuri, Dr. Basavarajeshwari, Dr. G. Vinay Mohan

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Ayurveda has been the greatest emphasis to comprehensive knowledge of drugs including identification, procurement, processing preservation, dispensing of prepared drugs under a board heading known as Rasashashtra and Bhaishajya Kalpana. Kasis is used in various preparation such Rajpravartini vati, Hingwadi taila, Jatyadi ghruta, Bruhat Chintamani Rasa. In modern science Kasis is Ferrous Sulphate [FeSO4,7H2O] and also known as Green Vitriol, Copper as a melantrite mineral. The research work entitled, Comparative Pharmaceutico-analytical and antimicrobial activity of Kasis bhasma prepared according to traditional method and furnace method. These preparations are unique in nature. Rasashastra deals with mostly Khanija dravyas i.e Metals and Minerals and Bhaishjaya kalpana deals with mostly Herbal Medicinal plant. Among this Kasis is a Uparasa and it was known to India long back. In modern science Kasis is Ferrous Sulphate [FeSO4,7H2O] and also known as Green Vitriol, Copper as a melantrite mineral. In ayurveda kasis is classified into two types:-i] Valuka kasis. ii] Pushpa kasis.Valuka kasis is like sand, with greenish and slightly yellowish in colour, while the pushpa kasis is in small crystalline form with bright green colour, according to the reference the pushpa kasis is of ghrahya type and used for medical purpose. Hence pushpa kasis is selected to prepare bhasma.

Keywords: Kasis Bhasma, Traditional Method, Furnace Method.