Preparation and characterization of a copper based Indian traditional drug: Tamra bhasma

Balanced TH1 and TH2 immunopotentiating effects of silicates partly containing nanoparticles present in calcined serpentine

“…The importance of NP as therapeutic agents lies in their ability to enhance effects of drugs in hosts (Tariq et al 2013). There is some literature that proved that the presence of NP in traditional pharmaceutic preparations promoted biological effects (Wadekar et al 2005;Bhowmick et al 2009;Singh et al 2010). Examples of this have included gold ash globular particles (size & 57 nm) and mercury compounds (bearing mercury sulfide) with 25-50 nm diameters (Bhowmick et al 2009).…”

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“…It is the form and of the drug which decides whether it is a poison or nectar, hence in the first place, it is need of hour to characterize and standardize the formulations. Characterization of several Dhatu (metal) Bhasmas have been attempted such as Swarna (gold), [8] Tamra (copper), [9,10] Loha (iron), [11,12] Naga (lead), [13][14][15] Vanga (tin), [16] and Yashada (zinc). [17] Standard manufacturing procedure of Rajata Bhasma (RB) has been attempted earlier, [18,19] instrumental neutron activation analysis of RB revealed 23.4% Ag besides As (14.2%), S (19.9%), P (5.14%) and Na (1.28%), with Mn (183 μg/g), and Au (140 ng/g) in traces suggesting the possibility of Ag 2 S or As 2 S 5 .…”

Chemical Investigations of Some Commercial Samples of Calcium Based Ayurvedic Drug of Marine Origin: Kapardika Bhasma

“…Literature survey reveals that studies on chemical investigations of some Ayurvedic bhasmas of mineral origin are reported [1][2][3][4] but relatively less work is reported on bhasmas of marine origin. A review on Kapardika bhasma is reported by Krishna etal [5].…”