kajjali and sindoor kalpana

In Rasashastra sindoor kalpana is third class of mercurial operations , called beacause the final product obtained is red in colour. also called kupipakwa rasayana kalpana. It is prepared using valuka yantra or vertical electric muffle furnace.parada ( mercury) as the one of the ingredient of sindoor kalpana

1. KAJJALI AND SINDOOR KALPANA OR KUPI PAKWA RASAYANA KALPANA Presented By Priyanka Chaudhary (12206098) Payal Jamwal (12206288) M. Pharmacy ( Ayurveda ) Lovely Professional University COURSE CODE – APH524 SUBMITTED TO : DR. MANISH VYAS Thursday, December 8, 2022 1

2. Thursday, December 8, 2022 2 INTRODUCTION Parada is a chief material of rasashastra , Kajjali (black mercury sulphide) is one among such preparations , prepared by using parada (mercury) and gandhak (sulphur) and is one of the dosage forms of parada . Kajjali synergistically acts with the herbal drugs. Kajjali is mentioned in different contexts under different headings in rasa granthas .

3. Thursday, December 8, 2022 3 DEFINITION OF KAJJALI When purified parada is triturated with the other purified metals and minerals drugs like sulphur etc. with or without adding liquids till the mixture becomes fine lustreless and black in colour, The prepared product is called kajjali . SYNONYMS

4. Thursday, December 8, 2022 4 Process mardana ( trituration ) Ingredients purified parada and gandhak in different ratios End point till the mixture becomes fine and black colour. In case of metals , first dhatu pisti is prepared by mixing Parada with purified swarnaadi dhatu then gandhak is added and triturated till the mixture becomes Fine, lustrless and black in colour. METHOD OF PREPARATION

5. Thursday, December 8, 2022 5 Examination parameters that the kajjali should qualify are slakshna (smooth) , kajjalabha (black colour just like collyrium ), nishchandratva (devoid of shiny particles), rekhapurna (seen even through the fine lines on fingers), varitara (floats on the surface of water). KAJJALI PAREEKSHA

6. Thursday, December 8, 2022 6 Ratio ( HgS ) Nomenclature 1:1/2 Ardhaguna 1:1 Samguna 1:2 Dviguna 1:3 Triguna 1:4 Chaturguna 1:5 Panchaguna 1:6 Shadguna 1:16 Shodasguna TYPES OF KAJJALI

7. Thursday, December 8, 2022 7 With different sahapana and anupana , the kajjali is capable of curing all type of diseases. It acts as vrishya and it mitigates all the three doshas . PROPERTIES OF KAJJALI UTILITY OF KAJJALI Kajjali is used for therapeutic purpose as a single compound or it serves as a base for preparation of different rasaushadi . Kajjali is also employed as a media for marana .

8. INTRODUCTION Sindoors are the third group of mercury compounds prepared by kupi pakwa rasayana method. ETYMOLOGY Kupi pakwa rasyana is composed of Four words Kupi + Pakwa + Rasa+ Ayana which means Implementation of heat in kancha kupi with the use of rasayana ( parada , gandhaka ) product. Thursday, December 8, 2022 8 kupi pakwa rasayna kalpana is also known as Sindoor kalpana , as the final product obtained is red in colour .

9. Thursday, December 8, 2022 9 CLASSIFICATION

10. Thursday, December 8, 2022 10 METHOD OF PREPARATION

11. Thursday, December 8, 2022 11 POORVA KARMA

12. Thursday, December 8, 2022 12 PARDHANA KARMA *Before corking examinatio n Coin test

13. Thursday, December 8, 2022 13 PASCHATA KARMA * Scrap the bottle with knife and remove the layers of kupi A thread soaked in kerosene tied in middle of the kupi and ignited Rotate the kupi to burn Wrap with wet cloth to facilitate breaking of bottle . Method

14. Thursday, December 8, 2022 14 FORMULATION OF KUPI PAKWA RASAYANA Rasa Sindoor Makardwaja Malla Sindoor Manikya Rasa Shila Sindoor Siddha Makardwaja Swarna Vanga Tamra Sindoor Sameerpannaga Rasa

15. Thursday, December 8, 2022 15 CONCLUSION As kajjali , the main ingredient of kupi pakwa rasayana kalpana , it enhances the Jatharagni and Dhatuagni . High degree of heat makes formulation potent through which faster absoprtion can be achieved. Kupi pakwa rasayna is very much effective in diseases of vata - kapha . Formulation prepared by kupi pakwa rasayana are smaller in dose, having rapid action and desired effect can be achieved in Ayurvedic therapeutics.

16. Thursday, December 8, 2022 16 REFERENCES CV JHA; Ayurvediya Rasashastra ; Chaukhamba saurabh Bharti Prakashan ; 2006 Sharma S; Rasa Tarangini ; Hindi commentary by Shastri K.N.; Motilal Banarasidas ; Delhi;2000 Dr. K. Rama Chandra Reddy; Textbook of Rasashastra ; Chaukambha Sanskrit Bhawan ; 4 th edition Ashish Mishra , Dev Nath Singh Gautam ; A descriptive Review on Kupipakwa Rasayana ; Indian Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences; vol-1; 2015 Dr. Damodar Joshi; Rasashastra ; Chaukambha Orientalia ; Reprint edition;2010

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