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| Year : 2006 | Volume
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Safety and toxicity profile of some metallic preparations of ayurveda
PK Prajapati, Prasanta Kumar Sarkar, Suhas V Nayak, Renuka D Joshi, B Ravishankar
Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana Including Drug Research, Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar- 361008, India
Correspondence Address:
P K Prajapati
Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana Including Drug Research, Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar- 361008
India
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Metals and minerals are used profusely in practice of Ayurveda after proper incineration by the name of Bhasma. Some metals and minerals have the potency to produce toxic effects in human being. In this paper safety and toxicity profiles of Tamra Bhasma (incinerated copper, Cu), Lauha Bhasma (incinerated iron, Fe), and Yashada Bhasma (incinerated Zinc, Zn) has been presented, which reveal no serious deleterious effects on body function as a whole. |
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