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Dr. Abhay Gandhi

ARE BHASMAS NANOMEDICINES? A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION EVIDENCE

Background: Bhasmas, the calcined metal and mineral preparations of Rasa Shastra, are now widely described as "ancient nanomedicines". The cla...

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Dr. Jalpa Gandhi

HEAVY METAL SAFETY OF RASAUSHADHI: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF PRECLINICAL TOXICITY AND CLINICAL SAFETY EVIDENCE

Background: Rasaushadhi, the herbo-mineral and herbo-metallic formulations of Ayurveda, intentionally contain metals such as mercury, lead, arsenic, c...

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Tushar Tapadiya

SHODHANA AND TOXICITY REDUCTION IN AYURVEDIC PHARMACEUTICS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR METALS, MINERALS AND VISHA DRAVYAS

Background: Shodhana is the set of purification and processing procedures that Ayurveda prescribes before toxic plants (visha and upavisha dravyas), m...

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Dr. Abhay Gandhi

KAJJALI AS THE BASE OF MERCURIAL FORMULATIONS: A REVIEW OF ITS CHEMISTRY, CHARACTERISATION AND SAFETY

Background: Kajjali, the black powder produced by triturating purified mercury with purified sulphur, is the starting point for most mercurial formula...

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Dr. Jalpa Gandhi

ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION AND EXCRETION OF BHASMAS: A SCOPING REVIEW OF THE PHARMACOKINETIC EVIDENCE

Background: The therapeutic and safety claims made for bhasmas rest on assumptions about how much of the metal is absorbed, where it goes and how it i...

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