Ayurvedic Bhasma

This is an excellent drug due to its ability to cure a range of ailments. Here is a list of the health benefits of this medicine:

• It is widely used in treating diseases like Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Asthma, and Plague.
• It is an excellent cellular regenerator and a nerve tonic.
• It is also used in treatment for many respiratory tract infections and anemia.
• This drug is also recommended for problems of breathlessness caused due to chronic Bronchitis, Asthma, and even Chest Congestion. Tuberculosis, if is detected at an initial stage then we can cure it entirely using Abhrak Bhasma.
• It can enhance blood circulation in the body and improve the conductivity and tissue tone.
• It is used in the treatment of digestive impairment and Malabsorption syndrome disease.
• This drug is also used to cure diseases like Cough, Cold, Urinary disorders, diabetes and various types of  Skin conditions.
• It is an excellent drug for anti-age treatment,anti-hair fall treatment, and rejuvenation treatment.
• It is also helpful in curing sexual disorders such as male and female infertility, erectile dysfunction.
• This drug is also known to increase the sperm count in men.
• This is a known to have haematinic property. Thus it increases the red blood cells(RBCs) count in our veins. It also increases the oxygen carrying capacity of these RBCs.
• It has the ability for tissue restoration. Therefore, it is an excellent cellular regenerator and nerve tonic. It is particularly very useful due to its penetrating and spreading property in the whole body and various micro-tissues.
• It helps you build up your immune system by stimulating the thymus gland to increase the production of  T-cell phagocytes, antiviral, antibacterial components which also regulate the growth in your body. It is also beneficial for various types of autoimmune diseases (disallows the formation of antibodies).
• This powder is also known to show the anti-cancer effect of leukemia and also helps in the treatment of breast cancer.
• Abhrak Bhasma is also useful in diseases like anemia and jaundice. It is also known to regulate our metabolic system.
• This medicine benefits in diseases like chronic dysentery, Bells Palsy, stroke paralysis, asthma, Tuberculosis, hepatic dysfunction, and bone marrow depletion.
• This drug is also known to benefit in the treatment of hepatitis and rheumatism. Benefits in azoospermia, pernicious and sickle cell anemia are also known. It is also known for its nervine properties as it is known to protect the myelin sheath of the neuron.
• It strengthens your body, ligaments and is useful against rheumatism and joint pain. It relieves you of the problems related to chronic hyper acidities like stomachache and headache.

Akik Bhasma mainly affects on heart, brain, liver and spleen, so it is used in diseases of these organ.  In addition, it also has beneficial effects in bleeding disorders such as excessive uterine bleeding in women and epistaxis.

Godanti Bhasm is the best medicine for treating headaches. Godanti Bhasm is also known as gypsum. This ayurvedic medicine treats many disorders and diseases. This is also, known for curing cancer to some extent. This also works wonder on the skin provides moisture to the skin and helps in removing dead cells. Also, reduces skins pigmentation there by making skin look fair.

Jahar Mohra is an ayurvedic medicine in tablet form, used in treatment of cardiac ailments. This medicine is most commonly used in north Indian ayurvedic practice.

Dosage: 125 mg once or twice a day before or after food, as directed by Ayurvedic doctor. It is given along with honey or milk.

Side Effects: Self medication with this medicine may prove to be dangerous, since it contains heavy metal ingredient. Take this medicine in precise dose and for limited period of time, as advised by doctor.

Mandur bhasma is an ayurvedic medicine prepared from iron oxide. It is used in ayurvedic treatment of anemia, jaundice, inflammation etc. This medicine should only be taken strictly under medical supervision.

Shankha Bhasma is an Ayurvedic medicine prepared from Conch shell. It is used in Ayurvedic treatment of gastritis, abdominal pain, malabsorption syndrome etc.

Shankha Bhasma Uses:

• It is coolant, improves skin color and complexion.
• It is useful in the treatment of gastritis, acidity, abdominal colic, malabsorption syndrome, dyspepsia, vomiting, nausea, acne, etc.
• Growing children, adolescents and post-menopausal women need more calcium. It provides natural calcium and vitamin C for the development and maintenance of healthy bones, teeth and cell membrane.
• It easily absorbs and compensates the calcium requirement of the body.
• It relieves the body from the condition of calcium deficiency without any side effect like constipation and acid formation in stomach.

Ayurveda, the Indian System of Medicine deals with a number of metals and minerals. Swarna Makshika (SM), a chalcopyrite one such minerals has iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and sulphur (S) as major ingredients along with other trace elements of therapeutic importance. Studies related with characterization of SM are very few. In the current study SM and SM Bhasma were analysed through Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDAX). Analysis reveals the presence of iron, copper, and sulphur in SM. In addition to these elements, SM Bhasma found to contain Potassium, Magnesium, Aluminum, and Silicon in trace amount. TEM study reveals that, grain size of the SM (5-10 microns) is significantly reduced in SM Bhasma to 50-200 nm.