Uparasa

By
Dr Milind Chatrabhuji
As per Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

• Gandhaka • Harataala
• Gairika • Manahshila
• Kaasisa • Anjana
• Kaankshi • Kankushtha
 Gandhaka (Sulphur)

• Gandhaka is considered as Rajah

(menstrual blood) of devi
paarvati.
• Note : Gandhaka (sulphur) and other rasa-
dravya containing sulphur are generally used
in maarana of other shuddha dravya.
Gandhaka
Gandhaka
Sulphur Mineral
 Occurence
• Tsokar Lake in Leh district (Laddakh)
• Elemental sulphur is recovered as bi-
product at factories of –
– Haryana
– Punjab
– Uttar Pradesh
 Synonyms
Gandhaka Gandha Rasa
Pashan Gandhi
Saugandhika Pootigandha Atigandha
Keet-nashan Keetaghna Bali-vasaa
Kushtha-ari Pama-ari Bali
Gandha Gandhi Navaneet
Mineralogical Identification
1. Chemical Formula S
2. Chemical Name Sulphur
3. Category Non metallic
4. Colour Yellow
5. Specific Gravity 1.95 to 2.10
6. Hardness 1.5 to 2.5
 Sources
• Sulphur minerals –
– Pyrites (Copper Pyrite / Iron Pyrite)
– Cinnabar (Mercury Sulphide)
– Galena (Lead Sulphide)
– Sphalerite (Zinc Sulphide)
– Stibnite (Antimony Sulphide)
• Many sulphates such as Gypsum (CaSO4)
• Naturally in Volcanic Emissions
 Types
Types Description
Shvet • Looks like khatika (chalk)
• Used in Lepana & Loha-maarana
Peeta • Looks like shuka-pichchha
(Aamalasaara) (tail feathers of parrot)
• Used in Rasa-Rasayana
Rakta • Looks like shuka-tunda (beak of parrot)
• Used in paarada-karma / dhaatu-vaad
Krushna • Blackish sulphur – rarely available
• Used in jaraa-naashana & mrutyu-
naashana
 Grahyata
• Aamalasaara / Peeta / Shuka-
pichchha
• Navaneet-samaprabha (soft
like butter)
• Smooth in touch
• Hard in consistency
 Shodhana
• Ashuddha Gandhaka → Melt in loha-
darvi with go-ghruta → Immediately
filter through cotton cloth into a
vessel filled with milk → Wash with
warm water → Repeat for 7 times →
Shuddha Gandhaka
• This Shuddha Gandhaka can be boiled again with go-
dugdha for further purification, at the end, solidified
and washed with warm water.
Shodhana with another dravya
• The same method with another
shodhana media – Bhrungraaj Svarasa –
can also be done.
• One time – if Shuddha Gandhaka is to be
taken to make medicinal formulations
• Repeat 7 times – if Shuddha Gandhaka is
to be taken for direct oral consumption
Maarana (Bhasmikarana)
•Maarana is not done for
Gandhaka
•Maarana is done by
Gandhaka.
 Gandhaka Druti
• Shuddha Gandhaka churna (1 part) +
Trikatu Churna (1/16 part) → Spread
upon a cloth of 1 aratni size → Rolled
and made a wick shape → Tied with
thread → Immersed in 16 parts Til taila
for 3 hours → Hold from middle and
burnt from both the ends → Collected in
a vessel → Gandhaka Druti
 Properties
• Rasa : Madhur / Katu
• Veerya : Ushna
• Vipaaka: Katu
• Karma : Rasayana, Deepana, Paachana
Aama-shoshana, Visha-hara
Krumi-hara
Sutendra-veerya-prada
 Dose & Anupaan
• Dosage : 1 to 8 ratti
(125 mg to 1 gram)
• Anupaan : Godugdha
Ghruta
Madhu
 Therapeutic Uses
• Kushtha • Kandu
• Visarpa • Kshaya
• Dadru • Bala-vardhana
• Pama • Akshi-roga
 Apathya
• Vidahi Anna
• Kshaar-Amla-Lavana
• Taila / oily food
• Sauvira (alcoholic preparations)
• Leafy vegetables (kshaar-yukta)
• Sexual activities
• Excessive Travelling
 Ashuddha, Avidhi
Sevana Janya Vikaara
• Kushtha
• Taapa
• Bhrama
• Pittaja roga
• Roopa naasha (peedaka-uttpatti)
• Sukha naasha (kandu)
• Veerya & Bala naasha
Dosha Shaanti Upaaya
•Milk with Ghruta sevana
for a week or more
Important Formulations
1. Kajjali
2. Rasa-sindoor
3. Rasa-parpati
4. Hema-garbha Pottali
5. Makaradhvaja
6. Gandhaka vati
7. Panchamruta Parpati
As per Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

• Gandhaka • Harataala
• Gairika • Manahshila
• Kaasisa • Anjana
• Kaankshi • Kankushtha
 Gairika (Hematite)
• Paashana Gairika (Geru)
– Hard & Copper Colour
• Svarna Gairika (Sona-Geru)
– Dark Red, Soft & Smooth
Hematite stone
Gairika Clay
Red Ochre
 Occurence
• Jamnagar, Kutchch & Banaaskatha
• Bellary, Bidar (Karnataka)
• Gwarlior, Jabalpur, Satna (Madhya
Pradesh)
• Udaipur, Bikaner, Chittorgadh (Rajsthan)
• Andhra Pradesh
• West Bengal
 Synonyms
Gairika Gaireya Girimrid
Giri-mruttika Rakta-dhaatu Lauha-
dhaatu
Giri- Geru Geru mitti
mrudbhava
Mineralogical Identification
1. Chemical Formula Fe2O3
2. Chemical Name Ferric Oxide
3. Colour Earthy Red
4. Specific Gravity 4.9 – 5.3
5. Hardness 5.5 – 6.5
This can be 2Fe2O3 3H2O – hardness will be
lesser
For Pashan Gairika – it is FeCO3
 Sources
•Associated with
magnetite clay
•In igneous and
metamorphic rocks
 Types
1.Pashan Gairika – hard &
copper colour
2.Swarna Gairika – dark red,
soft & smooth
• Samanya Gairika is also
classified by Ayurved Prakash.
Grahyata & Agrahyata
• Swarna Gairika is grahya – which
is soft & smooth.
• Pashan Gairika is not taken –
which is hard & rough, light in
weight, whitish colour (in place of
dark red colour), and sour in
taste.
 Shodhana
1.Fry with a little quantity of
Go Ghrita
or
2. Bhavana with Go Dugdha
 Satva Paatana
• Svedana in dola yantra with
kshara dravya
followed by
Svedana in dola yantra with
amla dravya.
 Properties
• Rasa : Madhura, Kashaya
• Guna : Snigdha
• Veerya : Sheeta
• Vipaaka : Katu
• Karma : Netrya, Vishaghna, Balya
: Pitta shamaka
 Dosage and Anupaan
•Dose : 2 ratti to 4 ratti
•Anupaan : Madhu
: Sharkara
: Jala
 Therapeutic Uses
• Rakta-pitta • Sheeta-pitta
• Hikka • Udarda
• Vamana • Vrana-ropana
• Kandu • Mukh-paaka
 Important Formulations
1. Kaamdudha Rasa
2. Laghu Sutsekhar Rasa
3. Pushyanug Churna
4. Irimedadi Taila
5. Gairikaadhya Malhar
6. Visham Jvarantaka Lauha
7. Jvarankusha Rasa
As per Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

• Gandhaka • Harataala
• Gairika • Manahshila
• Kaasisa • Anjana
• Kaankshi • Kankushtha
Kaasisa (Green Vitriol)
•Kaasisa / Green Vitriol is
– Ferrous Sulphate.
•FeSO4 7H2O
•Known as ‘Hiraakasi’
Kaasisa
Green Vitriol
Ferrous Sulphate
 Occurence
•Jharkhand
•Chhattisgadh
•Odhisha
•Karnataka
 Synonyms
Kaasisa Kashishaka Panshuka
Panshu Khaga Pushpa
Kasisa Kasisa
Mineralogical Identification
1. Chemical Formula FeSO4 7H2O
2. Chemical Name Ferrous Sulphate
3. Category Hydrous Ferrous
Sulphate
4. Colour Greenish White
Crystals
5. Specific Gravity 1.90 – 1.97
6. Hardness 1.95 – 2
 Sources
• As a secondary mineral
i.e. Decomposition of pyrites
• With other sulphates
i.e. With Gypsum (CaSO4)
• Artificially Prepared
 Types
Sr Type Other Name Use
No.
1. Shvet Vaaluka Kaasisa Industrial use
2. Peeta Pushpa Kaasisa Medicinal use
3. Harita Padma Kaasisa Medicinal use
4. Shyam Dhatu Kaasisa Industrial use
 Grahyata
•Churna Kaasisa :
white, slightly yellow
•Pushpa Kaasisa :
pure green colour
 Shodhana
Sr. No.
Media Method
1. Bhrungaraaja Svedana by boiling,
Svarasa upto 3 hours
Giving one Bhavana
Immerse & Evaporate
2. Pitta Immerse & Evaporate
3. Stree Rajah Immerse & Evaporate
(Menstrual blood)
3. Nimbu Svarasa Giving one Bhavana
Maarana (Bhasmikarana)
• Shuddha Kaasisa → Bhavana
with Kaanji (7 times) or Snuhi
Patra Svarasa → Laghu Puta →
Bhasma → Repeated Laghu
Puta till complete removal of
Amla Rasa → Kaasisa Bhasma
 Properties
• Rasa : Kashaaya
• Guna : Ushna
• Veerya : Ushna
• Vipaaka : Katu
• Doshaghnata : Vaata Shleshma hara
• Karma : Netrya, Keshya, Vishaghna,
Kandughna, Rajah Pravartaka, Balya,
Rakta Sanjanana, Sankochaka
 Dose and Anupaan
•Dosage : ½ ratti to 2 ratti
•Anupaan : Honey
 Therapeutic Uses
• Shvitra • Krimighna
• Mutra • Pliha Vruddhi
kruchchhra
• Ashmari
• Visha roga
• Jvara
• Kandu
• Paandu • Netra roga
 Important Formulations
1. Rajah Pravartini Vati
2. Shvitrari Rasa
3. Rasa Karpura
4. Chandraprabha Vati
5. Sheeta Pitta Bhanjana Rasa
6. Kaasisadi Anjana
7. Hingvaadi Taila
As per Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

• Gandhaka • Harataala
• Gairika • Manahshila
• Kaasisa • Anjana
• Kaankshi • Kankushtha
 Kaankshi / Sphatikaa
1. Potash Alum
2. Soda Alum
3. Ammonium Alum
4. Chrome Alum
Fitkari / Fatakadi
Soda Alum
Aluminium Alum
Chrome Alum
Bauxite
Alunite
Kaolinite
Mendozite
 Occurence
•Saurashtra
•Punjab
•Bihar
•Uttar Pradesh
 Synonyms
Kaankshi Sphatikaa Saurashtri
Sphatikari Shveta Phatika
Shubhra Dradharanga Rangada
Rangadatri Tuvari Gayatri
Mineralogical Identification
1. Chemical Formula K2SO4Al2(SO4)3 24H2O
2. Chemical Name Potassium Double
Sulphate of Aluminium
3. Colour White
4. Specific Gravity 1.72
5. Hardness 2 - 2.5
6. Melting Point 92 – 95 Degree Celsius
7. Boiling Point 200 Degree Celsius
 Sources
• Tuvari / Saurashtri – is a soft
clay found in Saurashtra
region.
• Clay or Stones of Bauxite,
Alunite, Kaolinite, Mendozite
• Artificially Prepared
 Types & Grahyata
• Phataki (Pitika)
– Slightly yellow, Heavy, Smooth
• Phullikaa (Phullatuvari)
– White, Light weight, Smooth,
Amla rasa
 Shodhana
• Heat over mandagni till the
moisture gets evaporated.
• Immerse in kaanji for 3
days & evaporate. (for
minerals)
Maarana (Bhasmikarana)
• Small pieces of Sphatika → Taken in
Ghata Yantra → Given fire in Gaja
Puta → Sphatika Bhasma
• Mineral Sphatika → Powdered →
Bhavana with Aloe Vera for one day
→ Bhavana with Bhrungaraaja for
one day → Chakrika → Sharava
Samputa → Fired in Laghu Puta →
Red Coloured Sphatika Bhasma
 Satvapaatana
• Mardana with Kshaar & Amla
Dravya → Bolus is dried →
Strong heat → Sphatika Satva
• 100 Bhavana with gorochana
→ Bolus is dried → Stong heat
→ Sphatika Satva
 Properties
• Rasa : Katu, Tikta, Kashaya
• Guna : Sankochaka
• Virya : Ushna
• Vipaaka: Katu
• Doshaghnata : Tridoshaghna
• Karma : Kanthya, Keshya, Vranaghna,
Visha-naashaka
 Dose & Anupaan
• Dosage : 2 to 4 ratti
• Anupaan : Jala / Roganusaar
 Therapeutic Uses
•Visarpa •Vishama Jvara
•Kandu •Mukha roga
•Shvitra •Dantachala
•Vrana
 Important Formulations
1. Kshaara Parpati
2. Rasa Karpoora
3. Shankha Draava
4. Elaadi Mantha
5. Nayana Shoonanjana
As per Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

• Gandhaka • Harataala
• Gairika • Manahshila
• Kaasisa • Anjana
• Kaankshi • Kankushtha
 Harataala / Orpiment
• Arsenic compound – like –
Manahshila, Somala etc.
• As2S3 – Arsenic Tri Sulphide
• Rasa Maanikya & Taal
Sindoor are famous
formulations of Harataala.
Harataala
Orpiment
 Occurence
•In India –
–Uttar Pradesh
•Other than India –
–Iran & Myanmar
 Synonyms
Harataala Haritaala Taala
Shailasha Nata Nata
abhushan bhushanam mandana
Taalakam Chitragandh Pinjara
Aalam Vanshapatra Pitanaka
Malla Roma Roma
gandhajam harana naashana
Mineralogical Identification
1. Chemical Formula As2S3
2. Chemical Name Arsenic tri sulphide
3. Category Sulphide mineral
4. Colour Golden to yellow
5. Specific Gravity 3.4 – 3.5
6. Hardness 1.5 – 2
7. Melting Point 325 degree Celsius
 Sources
• From hydro-thermal and
volcanic activities
• Associated with lead, gold,
silver, antimony and other
arsenic compounds
 Types
Sr Patra Pinda
No Harataala Harataala
1. Golden Yellowish colour
yellowish colour
2. Multiple layers Pieces without
layers
3. Preferred in Stree Pushp Hara
medicinal use
 Types
• Patra Harataala is also known as
Vamshapatri Harataala, Varki
Hartaala and Baghadaadi
Harataala
• Artificially prepared Harataala is
known as Tabaki harataala.
 Grahyata
• Patra Harataala is grahya as it
is having more satva
(medicinal properties)
• Heavy in weight
• Shiny & Smooth
 Shodhana
• Svedana in dola yantra for 3 hours to
8 hours
• Media used can be –
–Nimbuka Amla Drava
–Kushmaanda Svarasa
–Tila Kshaara Jala
–Churnodaka
Maarana (Bhasmikarana)
• Shuddha Harataala → 3
Bhavana with Palaasha moola
kvaatha (of honey like
consistency) → 1 Bhavana of
Maahisha Mootra → 12 or
more laghu puta → Harataala
Bhasma (nirdhooma)
 Satva Paatana
• Shuddha Harataala → Mardana
with Arka Dugdha for 1 day →
Mixed with 16 times Tila Taila →
Taken in Kacha Kupi in Valuka
Yantra → Heated for 21 hours →
Svaanga Sheeta → White
Coloured Harataala Satva
(Somala)
 Properties
• Rasa : Katu, Tikta, Kashaaya
• Guna : Guru, Snigdha, Ushna
• Doshaghnata : Tridosha hara
• Karma : Deepana, Balya,
Vrushya, Kushthaghna,
Kandughna
 Dose and Anupaan
• Dosage : ¼ ratti to ½ ratti
• Anupaan : Madhu, Dugdha,
Ghrita,
Vasa Svarasa,
Kantakaari Svarasa
 Therapeutic Uses
• Kushtha • Apasmaara
• Visarpa • Visphota
• Bhagandara • Visha roga
• Vrana • Vaata Rakta
 Pathya Apathya
• Apathya : Lavana, Amla, Katu
: Vahni/Aatapa Sevana
• Pathya : Madhura Aahara,
: Saindhava
Ashuddha Sevana Janya Dosha
• Ayu Naasha
• Kapha-vaata roga kara
• Prameh
• Santaap
• Sphot
• Anga sankocha
• Kshobh
 Dosha Shaanti Upaaya
• As per the complication –
–Jiraka + Sharkara/Madhu
–Kushmaanda Svarasa + Yava Kshaara +
Madhu
–Sitopaladi Churna + Sindoora rasa +
Madhu
–Sarpagandha Churna
 Important Formulations
1. Rasa Manikya
2. Taal Sindoor
3. Kasturi Bhairava Rasa
4. Sameera Pannaga Rasa
5. Trailokya Chintamani Rasa
6. Ashva Kanchuki Rasa
7. Pradarantaka Lauha
As per Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

• Gandhaka • Harataala
• Gairika • Manahshila
• Kaasisa • Anjana
• Kaankshi • Kankushtha
 Manahshila / Realgar
• Arsenic compound – like –
Harataala, Somala etc.
• As2S2 – Arsenic bi sulphide
• Rasa Maanikya & Taal
Sindoor are famous
formulations of Harataala.
Realgar Mineral
Crystallized Realgar
Manahshila
 Occurence
•In India –
–Uttarakhand
•Other than India –
–China, Hungary, USA
 Synonyms
Manahshila Rogashila Shila
Naipalika Manogupta Manogna
Manovaha Nagajihvika Kunati
Kulati Nagamata Kalyanika
Rasanetrika Divya
aushadhi
Mineralogical Identification
1. Chemical Formula As2S2
2. Chemical Name Arsenic disulphide
3. Category Sulphide mineral
4. Colour Red orange to Red
5. Specific Gravity 3.56
6. Hardness 1.5 – 2
7. Melting Point 325 degree Celsius
 Sources
•From hydro-thermal and
volcanic activities
•Associated with
orpiment, arsenolite,
calcite etc
 Types
Sr
No Shyama Kanavira Dvikhandi
1. Hingula-vat Churna Having
rupa more ‘satva’
2. Rakta, Rakta Reddish
Kinchit Peeta varna white
3. Ati deepana Heavy Heavy
 Grahyata
• Free from physical impurities
• Rakta Utpala Prabha –
Radiance like red lotus
• Heavy
• Shiny
 Shodhana
•7 Bhavana with
Ardraka Svarasa
 Satva paatana
Shuddha Manahshila (1 part)
+ Mandoora, Guda, Guggulu, Ghrita
(each 1/8 part)
↓
Subjected to Strong Heat in Koshthi
↓
Manahshila Satva
 Properties
• Rasa : Katu, Tikta
• Guna : Ushna, Snigdha, Guru
• Virya : Ushna
• Karma : Lekhana, Rasayana,
Varnya
 Dose and Anupaan
• Dosage : 1/32 to 1/16 ratti
: (4 mg to 8 mg)
• Anupaan : Madhu, Ghrita,
Vasa Svarasa,
Karavellaka Svarasa
Kapittha Svarasa
 Therapeutic Uses
• Kasa • Kshaya
• Shvasa • Aanaha
• Agnimandya • Jvara
• Bhuta Upadrava Nashana
 Pathya Apathya
• Apathya : Lavana, Amla, Katu
: Vahni/Aatapa Sevana
• Pathya : Madhura Aahara,
: Saindhava
 Ashuddha Manahshila
Sevana Janya Dosha
• Ashmari • Bala haani
• Mutra-kruchchhra • Tvak vikar
• Mandagni • Sarva roga kara
• Malabandha
 Dosha Shaanti Upaaya
• Madhu + Goghrita for one
week
• Sindoora Rasa + Sitopaladi
Churna + Madhu for one week
Important Formulations
1. Shvaasa Kuthar Rasa
2. Sameer Pannag Rasa
3. Trailokya Chintamani Rasa
4. Jalodarari Rasa
5. Ratnagiri Rasa
6. Smruti Saagar Rasa
7. Manahshiladi Dhooma
As per Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

• Gandhaka • Harataala
• Gairika • Manahshila
• Kaasisa • Anjana
• Kaankshi • Kankushtha
 Anjana (Uparasa)
• It is of five types, acc to RRS –
1. Sauviranjana
2. Srotanjana
3. Neelanjana
4. Pushpanjana
5. Rasanjana
 Sauviranjana
(Sb2S3 / Antimony trisulphide)
 Srotanjana
(Sb2S5 / Antimony pentasulphide)
 Neelanjana
(PbS / Lead sulphide)
 Pushpanjana
(ZnO / Zinc oxide)
 Rasanjana
(HgO / Yellow Mercury oxide)
 Occurence
Sr.
No. Anjana Occurence
1. Sauviranjana Jharkhand
2. Srotanjana Jharkhand, A.P., Mysore
3. Neelanjana Jharkhand, Kashmir
4. Pushpanjana Artificially prepared
5. Rasanjana Artificially prepared
 Synonyms
Sr.
No. Anjana Synonyms
1. Sauviranjana Sauvira, Krishnanjana
2. Srotanjana Srotoja, Yamuneya
3. Neelanjana Shakrabhumija
4. Pushpanjana Ritija, Riti pushpaka
5. Rasanjana Rasagarbha, Varnyanjan
 Sources
• Certainty not available in
classics
• That’s why Anjana has
become controversial
 Types
1. Sauviranjana (Antimony trisulphide)
2. Srotanjana (Antimony penta sulphide)
3. Neelanjana (Lead Sulphide)
4. Pushpanjana (Zinc oxide)
5. Rasanjana (Yellow oxide of Mercury)
 Grahyata
Sr.
No. Anjana Grahyata
1. Sauviranjana Masi varna
2. Srotanjana Gairika / Valmika varna
3. Neelanjana Guru
4. Pushpanjana Seeta varna
5. Rasanjana Peetaabha
 Shodhana
• Samanya Shodhana
• Bhavana with Bhrungaraaja Svarasa
• Vishesha Shodhana
• Sauviranjana & Srotonjana → Svedana in
Triphala Kvaath / Bhrungaraaja Svarasa
• Neelanjana & Pushpanjana → Bhavana with
Nimbu Svarasa
• Rasanjana → Filter by Triphala Kvaath
 Properties
Sr. Anjana Rasa Guna Virya Karma Doshakarma
No
1. Sauviranjana -- Snigdha, Sheeta Vrana Pitta hara
Sheeta, Shodhan
Graahi a&
Ropana
2. Srotanjana Kashay Snigdha, Sheeta Lekhana, Kapha Pitta
Madhur Graahi Netrya hara
3. Neelanjana -- Guru, Ushna Rasayan Tridoshaghn
Snigdha a, Netrya a
4. Pushpanjana -- Snigdha, Sheet Vrana Pitta hara
Sheeta Ropana
5. Rasanjana -- -- Ushna Visha Vaata Pitta
naashan Rakta dosha
a hara
 Dose & Anupaan
• Sauviranjana – ½ ratti
• Srotanjana – ½ ratti
• Neelanjana – 1/30 ratti
• Pushpanjana – ½ ratti
• Rasanjana – 1/30 ratti

• Anupaan – Roganusaar
 Therapeutic Uses
Sr.
No. Anjana Therapeutic Uses
1. Sauviranjana Visha, Hikka, Rakta Pradara,
Raktapitta, Vrana
2. Srotanjana Raktapitta, Kshaya, Netra roga,
Hikka, Chhardi, Stanya abhaav
3. Neelanjana Netra roga, Rasayana
4. Pushpanjana Netra roga, Hikka, Visha, Jvara
5. Rasanjana Visha, Mukha roga, Shvaasa,
Hikka
 Important Formulations
Sr.
No. Anjana Formulations
1. Sauviranjana Shighra prabhaava rasa,
Kakola rasa
2. Srotanjana Rasendra mangala rasa,
Chanda bhairava rasa
3. Neelanjana Vadavaanala rasa, Vaataari rasa
4. Pushpanjana Bhoota bhairava rasa,
Churnanjana
5. Rasanjana Sukhavati Varti,
Nayana Shonanjana
As per Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

• Gandhaka • Harataala
• Gairika • Manahshila
• Kaasisa • Anjana
• Kaankshi • Kankushtha
 Kankushtha
• As per the different opinions of Rasa
Grantha and Rasashastra Books,
Kankushtha has become a
controversial drug because of its
diverse sources.
• Its action is virechaka. So as per its
action and appearance different
drugs are taken in name of
Kankushtha.
 Acc to Rasa Ratna
Samuchchaya
• Procured from Himavat-paadashikhare.
• Types :
1. Naalikakhyam – Peeta prabha, Guru,
Snigdha (Shreshtha)
2. Renukam – Shyaama Peeta, Laghu,
Tyakta satva (Na ishta)
 Different opinions
1. Faeces of infant elephant
2. Umbilical cord of infant horse
3. Root of svarnakshiri herb
4. Root of revanchini herb
5. Exudate of mysore gambose tree
6. Rhubarb named unani herb
 Shodhana
• 3 Bhavana of sunthi
kvaatha to ashuddha
kankushtha → Shuddha
Kankushtha
 Maarana
• Shuddha kankushtha →
Bhavana with aloe vera
juice → Subjected for
heating in kukkuta puta →
Kankushtha Bhasma.
 Properties
• Rasa : Tikta, Katu
• Guna : Ushna
• Veerya : Ushna
• Vipaka : Katu
• Karma : Ati Rechana
 Dose & Anupaan
• Dosage : 1 yava pramaan (for virechan karma)
• Anupaan : Jala
 Therapeutic Uses
• Vrana
• Udavarta
• Shoola
• Gulma
• Pliha roga
• Gudaa roga
• Jalodara
 Dosha Shaanti Upaaya
• Babbula Moola Kvaatha with
Jeeraka & Su. Tankana
Important Formulations
1.Udavarta hara Ghruta
2.Dhanvantari Ghruta
3.Dhanvantari Rasa
4.Mruta Sanjivani Rasa
5.Shothodarari Rasa