Volume 5, Issue 11
Frequency: 12 Issue per year
Paper Submission: Throughout the Month
Acceptance Notification: Within 2 days
Areas Covered: Multidisciplinary
Accepted Language: Multiple Languages
Journal Type: Online (e-Journal)
ISSN Number:
2582-8568
The use of mineral origin drugs as medicine are primarily mentioned in Rasashastra. The science of mercury – Rasashastra had described use of various metals and minerals as medicines by subjecting it for specific procedures of Shodhana and Marana. Here the solid and tough metals are converted to fine powders – Bhasma which are assimilated and reflects its clinical effects respectively. The procedure to transfer the heat energy to make this conversion is carried out by a special assembly called as Puta Yantra. Various types of these Puta Yantra are been discussed in Rasashastra. Here an attempt is made to brief the various types of Puta and its contemporary relevance.
Puta, Puta Yantra, Shodhana, Marana