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Tushar Tapadiya

LAUHA BHASMA AND AYURVEDIC IRON FORMULATIONS IN IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF CLINICAL EVIDENCE AGAINST CONVENTIONAL ORAL IRON

Background: Iron deficiency anaemia remains highly prevalent in India, and oral ferrous salts, the standard treatment, are limited by gastrointestinal...

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Dr. Abhay Gandhi

SWARNA BHASMA: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE IMMUNOMODULATORY, NEUROPROTECTIVE AND RASAYANA EVIDENCE

Background: Swarna bhasma (calcined gold) is one of the most valued rasayana (rejuvenative) medicines of Ayurveda, used for immunity, cognition, debil...

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Dr. Jalpa Gandhi

CALCIUM-BASED BHASMAS (SHANKHA, SHUKTI, PRAVALA, MUKTA AND KUKKUTANDA TWAK) AS CALCIUM SOURCES: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF COMPOSITION, BIOAVAILABILITY AND CLINICAL USE

Background: Calcium-rich animal and mineral materials, grouped in Rasa Shastra as Sudha varga, are incinerated to prepare bhasmas such as Shankha (con...

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Tushar Tapadiya

FROM PUTA TO ELECTRIC MUFFLE FURNACE: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF TEMPERATURE PATTERNS, STANDARDISATION AND THEIR EFFECT ON BHASMA QUALITY

Background: Incineration in puta, a pit or enclosure heated with cow-dung cakes, is the defining step of bhasma preparation. Its heat is uneven and ha...

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Dr. Abhay Gandhi

KUPIPAKVA RASAYANAS (RASASINDURA, MAKARADHWAJA, SVARNA VANGA AND RELATED PREPARATIONS): A REVIEW OF PROCESS PARAMETERS AND CHARACTERISATION

Background: Kupipakva rasayanas are prepared by heating a kajjali-based charge in a clay-coated glass bottle (kupi) embedded in a sand bath (valuka ya...

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