GANDHAK DRUTI

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EQUIPMENT

a) KHALVA YANTRAb) PALIKA YANTRAc) COTTON CLOTHd) SADANSHA YANTRAe) THREADf) VESSEL

Ingredients :-

1) Gandhak – 500gms2) Trikatu – 100gms (Pippali – 33gm, Shunthi – 33, Maricha – 33)3) Tila-taila – 800ml4) Milk – As required

Method of Preparation :-

a) Gandhak Shodhanb) Preparation of Vartic) Ignition of Varti

a) Gandhak Shodhan :-1) Take palika yantra, make it ghrita lipta2) Take gandhak in it; heat it till the gandhak melts3) Immediately filter it through the cloth beneath which it is poured into milk in the

vessel & get solidified immediately4) Remove the gandhak from the milk wash it with lukewarm water 5) Dry it & weigh it

6) Repeat this procedure for 7 times

b) Preparation of Varti :-1) Take shodhit gandhaka & triturate it in the Khalva-yantra2) Take trikatu make churna of it3) Take cotton cloth (vastra) if 25*25cm (L*B)4) Gandhaka & Trikatu were taken in one vessel & mixed properly5) The churna gandhaka & trikatu is spread on the cloth equally & varti is made it6) 16 vartis were made, in each varti 30gms of the mixture was taken & it was

tied properly7) Over night immersion of varti in tila-taila

c) Ignition of Varti :-1) On the next day, varti was ignited by holding its two ends with the help of Sadamsha yantra, so that, its middle portion come down to form its U-shaped structure.2) Ignition was started from the bottom of the U3) Druti was collected in the vessel kept below

Observation :-

a) Gandhak before shodhan-Yellow crystalline form, transparentb) Gandhak after shodhan-Yellowish amorphous, opaquec) Colour of mixture :-

Gandhak + Trikatu = Greyish yellow d) Varti before ignition :-

Wet with tila-taila it snigdha; when pressed taila was oozing out through it

e) Varti during ignition :- When varti was ignited; saffocating gas was released from it &

taila of black colour was dripping drop by drop f) Varti after ignition :-

Become brittle, dark black colour; light in weight & was not igniting easily

g) Varti before immersion :-

Dry & less in weight; tied with thread h) Varti before immersion :- Become heavy as it absorbs oil

Observation of Druti :- 1) It is black in colour snigdha, emitting obnoxious smell

Precautions :-

1) Wash & clean all the apparatus as well as hands properly2) Take new milk each time during Shodhan3) Wear mask during ignition prouss, as sulphur on oxidation becomes

sulphurdioxide which is poisonous gas 4) Discard initial few drops after ignition; as it may be tila-taila 5) Collect the druti in clean vessel

PHOTO

GANDHAK MARICHA

TILA TAILA

SUNTHI PIPPALI

VARTI

IMMERSION OF VARTI IN TAIL

IGNITION OF VARTI

COLLECTION OF DRUTI

Indication :-

1. Pandu 2. Kasa3. Shwasa4. Shula5. Grahani6. Aamavaat7. kushta

Cost :-

Ingredient cost Quantity

1) Gandhak 50 Rs 500 gm

2) Pippali 15 Rs 33 gm

3) Shunthi 5 Rs 33 gm

4) Maricha 10 Rs 33 gm

5) Cloth 50 Rs 2 meter

6) Thread 5 Rs 1 roll

7) Tila-taila 180 Rs 1 lit.

HISTORY OF RASASHASTRA

NIRUKTI OF RASAIn Rasashastra rasa refers to Mercury. But rasa has many meanings such as shadrasas,navarasas,water, liquid, suvarna, visha, amruta, harsha, rasa dahtu, rasna, patha, shallaki,etc.

rsanaat\ sava- QaatUnaama\ rsa [it AiBaQaIyatoÈ

Parad engulfs all the dhatus hence it is called as rasa. Rasashatra has two aims:1.To earn more money by converting nonprecious metals into precious ones with the help of mercury and mercurial products.2.To attain longevity, health and vigor by using drugs containing mercurial products. Rasashastra in Vedas : In Vedas rasa is taken as semen of lord shiva. Knowledge Rasashastra supposed to originates from lord shiva. Vedas consider Rupa, Agni, Varuna, Indra, Maruta etc as Bhishak. Lord Shiva is considered as first bhishak.

RASASHSTRA IN SAMHITA PERIOD:

Charak samhita classified substances as Oudbhid, Jangam, parthiv. Parthiv substances includes metals. Charak explained suvarna, tamra, rajat, trapu, sisak, loha as six dhatus. Along with these Charak also described sikata, sudha, manashila, haratal, lavan, gairika, anjana etc.in parthiv drugs. He given use of these drugs in many diseases. Charak given a name rajas to fine powder of metals instead of bhasma. In Sushruta samhita use of metals,ratna, uparatna, etc. in treatment of many diseases. It also contain use of loha for preparation of shastra,yantra. Sushruta has described use of suvarna as rasayana, in increasing intellect, enhancing life, etc. Ashtanga sangraha and Ashtanga hridya gives rasa, virya, vipak of metals.

DIFFERENT KALPANAS IN RASASHASTRA RASAYAN KALPA: Kalpas used for destroying ageing and destroying diseases are rasayan kalpas. It enhances the life, ayu, strength, colour, oja. KAJJALI: Kajjali is made by triturating sudha parad and shudha gandhak till it become black coloured and attain shlakshnatva, varitaratva. PARPATI KALPANA: The word ‘parpati’ derived from parpat means thin sheet. Kajjali is melt on fire and it made in thin sheet by pressing them in leaves of kadali, palash etc. This is parpati kalpana. KUPI PAKVA RASAYANA:Medicines made by heatng parad etc. in glass bottle are called as kupi pakva rasayan.

Causative factors

Provocated kapha Provocate vata

Produces obstruction Reversal of Apana vayu to vata which starts moving backward Accelerates upward movement of udan Friction between udana and Prana Reversed movement of prana Also, prana entering into chest larynx gets provocated Exhaled from mouth along with doshas

sound produced while exhaling prana kasa

ADRAKA / SUNTHI LATIN NAME :- Zingiber officinale.

FAMILY :- Scitaminae. SYNONYMS :- Nagar, Sringavera, Yishva, Bheshaja, Katubhadra. CLASSIFICATION :- Charka- Triptighna, Arshoghna, Dipaniya, Shoolaorashaman,

Trishnanigrahana. SUSHRUTA :- Pippaluadi, Trikatu. VAGBHATA :- Pippaluadi. PART USED :- Rhizome. PROPERTIES :- Rasa :- Katu.

Virya :- Ushna. Vipak :- Madhur. Guna :- Gwul, Ruksha, Tikshna. Karma :- Vata-Kaphahar, Dipan, Bhedana.

INDICATIONS :- Shoola, Amavata, Adhmana, Atisara, Shlipada, Kasa, Swasa,hridroga Shopha, Arshas, Hikka, Vibandha, Raktapitta, Pandu, Jwara, kushta,

agnimandya etc .

MARICHA

LATIN NAME :- Piper Nigrum.FAMILY :- Piperaceae.SYNONYMS :- Ushana, Krushna, Dhanvantari, Vellaja, Shakanga.CLASSIFICATION :- Chark:- Dipaniya, Shoolaprashaman, Krimighna, Shirovirechanopag.SUSHRUTA :- Pippalyadi, Trikatu.VAGBHATA :- Pippalyadi.PART USED :- Fruit.PROPERTIES :- Rasa :- Katu

Virya :- UshnaVipak :- KatuGuna :- Laghu, Tikshna.Karma :- Kapha-vatahar, Avrushya, Dipan, Pramathi

INDICATIONS :- Pinasa, Kasa, Pravahika, Hrudroga, Krimi, Swasa, Shoola.

PIPPALI

LATIN NAME :- Piper Longum.FAMILY :- Piperaceae.SYNONYMS :- Kana, Krushna, Kola, Chapala, Tikshna, Tandula, Magadhi, Vaidehi.CLASSIFICATION :- Charak :- Dipaniya, Kanthya, Asthapanopaga, Shirovirechanopaga, Sitaprashamana, Shoolaprashaman, Kasahara, Hikkanigrahan, Triptighna, VamanaSUSHRUTA :- Pippalyadi, Urdwabhagahar, Trikatu, Amalakyadi,Shirovirechan.VAGHATA :- Pippalyadi.PART USED :- Fruit, Root.PROPERTIES :- Rasa :- Katu. Virya :- Ushna. Vipak :- Madhura. Guna :- Laghu, Snigdha.

Karma :- Vatashleshmahara, Dipan, Vrushya, Rasayan.INDICATION :- Udra, Pliharoga, Jwara, Kushta, Prameha, Gulma, Arshas, Shoola, Amavata.