Mauktik Bhasma Agniputi (Method 1)

TREATISE

Rasratnasamuchhay

GLOSSARY

Bhasma
Gajput
Swaras

PREPARATION

Shudh (purified) Mauktik is mixed with equal quantity of Mansheel, Hartaal and Gandhak. The mixture is blended with Lakooch juice and rolled into a cake. The cake on drying is given 8 Gajput (refer glossary) to obtain Mauktik Bhasma

Mauktik Bhasma Agniputi (Method 1) - Ingredient Details

Lakooch

NOTE

Since Mauktik Bhasma is prepared by roasting in fire it is known as Agniputi(Agni==fire) Mauktik Bhasma. Vaidyas consider Agniputi Mauktik Bhasma to be less effective than Chandraputi Mauktik Bhasma.
Mauktik or Pearls are artificial and natural. Artificial pearls are considered ineffective as medicine and hence treatise recomend use of natural pearls to prepare Mauktik Bhasma

If Natural Mauktik (pearl) procured from Basara are used to prepare Mauktik Bhasma then the formulation is known as Mauktik Bhasma no.1