ABSTRACT

Introduction Kasisa (Green vitriol) is a mineral drug mentioned under uparasa classification of rasa dravya. It is chemically identified as ferrous sulphate (FeSO4), indicated in ashmari, mutrakricchra and shwitra kushta. It possesses kashaya- amla- tikta rasa, grahi guna, katu vipaka, sheeta virya used externally in vrana and shwitra. Namburi Phased Spot Test (NPST) is a technique based on chemical reaction to assess the quality of bhasma and sindura preparations of Ayurveda pharmaceutics. Materials and Methods Kasisa bhasma of prepared (sample A) and market (sample B) samples were taken and their classical bhasma pareeksha and NPST study were carried out to assess the purity and quality of both. Observations and Results Both samples were subjected to different tests and the parameters obtained were compared to standard values as per CCRAS guidelines. NPST test was done and observations were drawn at three different intervals of time duration. Discussion Both samples of Kasisa bhasma have passed the classical bhasma pareeksha suggestive of proper formation of bhasma but differed in the time period of changes observed at different phases in NPST test and was analyzed. pH of both samples signifies the acidic nature of bhasma. Observations on NPST test at three different intervals of time suggest the quality and purity of both samples. Conclusion Both samples have tested for different parameters in which sample A showed changes as mentioned in NPST standards on-time compared to sample B. Keywords: Kasisa bhasma, NPST, Bhasma pareeksha
Publication date: 01/06/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.6.6091