| Botanical Name (Latin):
Compound
Sanskrit
Name:
Abhrak Bhasma
Common Name (English):
Mica Ash
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: -
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): tikta, kashaya
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): ushna
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
madhura
Guna
(Qualities):
subtle, penetrating, spreading
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
rasayana, tisse restorative, rejuvenating
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
all 7 dhatus, lungs, reproductive sys.respiratory system, immune system, heart
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
aromatic stimulates thymus gland to increase production of T cell phagocytes, antiviral, antibacterial, yogavahi, improves circulation, conductivity, tone of tissue, 7 dhatu rasayana, nervine, protects myelin sheath, spermatogenic, hematinic,N=alterative +
Indications
(Uses):
anemia, jaundice, chronic dysentery, Bells Palsy, stroke paralysis, asthma, TB, miocardia ischemia, hepatic dysfunction, bone marrow depletion, anemia, leukemia, sex debility, autoimmune diseases (disallows the formation of antibodies)
The sutra says that it removes 60% of the disease process from the body, breast cancer sexual debility, azoospermia, MS, pernicious and sickle cell anemia, gonorrhea, syphillis, cystic fibrosis, post encaphalic dysfunction, fever of non-specific origin, cervical dysplasia, problems of erythrogenesis, eczema, dermatitis, cardiac, respiratory demyelination of nervous sys, (MS), low immunity, VD, syphilis, gonorrhea, HIV, EBV, pneumonia, pneumonitis, Lupus bronchitis, hepatitis, rheumatism
Contraindications
(Cautions):
acute bleeding disorders, ulcerative conditions
Constituents:
Main ingredient is oxide ofmica ash; silicate of aluminium, alkalies and basic hydrogen (silicic acid and aluminum chloride) made from talc powder, silicate of magnesia with iron in excess 1 pt to 2 parts borax triturating in whole milk and evaporating
Active
Substances:
Plant Part
Used:
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