Abstract

Ashish Kumar Jaisawal* and Ajay Kumar Singh

ABSTRACT

Rasashastra can be defined as a science of study of mineral and metallic substances with respect to their therapeutic utility including processing of these substances to prepare a drug. In today’s scientific parlance ‘Rasashastra’ can be equated with ‘Iatrochemistry’. To evaluate the quality of finished products, it becomes most important to subject the drugs in the prospect of modern era. Kasisa is known as chemically Ferrous sulphate which is more popular among all the iron compounds. Sodhana is the first step to be completed during any drug (Bhasma) formulation, so it has placed unique importance in Ayurveda. In Rasa-Shastra Marana represents the process of Bhasmikarana means to make Rasa dravyas in Bhasma form.The prepared Kasisa Bhasma was analysed with ancient Ayurvedic parameters like Varnam, Rekhapurnatva, Varitara, Slakshanatva, Gatarasatva as well as modern analytical parameters such as A.A.S. (Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy), X.R.D. (X-ray Diffraction), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) and other tools also.