Loha ( Iron ) power point presentation .

Loha (Iron ) ppt

1. लोह Presented by : Ruqhaiya Tasleema

2. लोह - Iron Iron is most useful among other metals because of it’s wide application. In all system of medicine, iron is used for different ailments.

3. History In Rigveda – loha has been illustrated in treatment by ashwini kumaras . In Yajurveda – The usage of loha has been explained as medicament and in the yajna aslo

4. Source and Occurrence Available in Bihar, Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka. In other countries like England, Japan, America, Nepal.

5. Ores of iron : Magnetite (Fe3O4)

6. Haematite (Fe2O3)

7. Limonite[ FeO (OH)· nH 2O ]

8. Siderite FeCO3

9. Synonyms Mundaloha Krishiloha Ayas Lohaka Saraloha Kantaloha

10. Properties : Chemical symbol : Fe Colour : iron black, dark grey Specific gravity : 7.86 Hardness : 4-5 Melting point : 1,500 °c Boiling point : 2,800 °c

11. Types : मुण्ड तीक्षण तथा कान्तं लौहं त्रिविधमुच्यते । मुण्डतीक्ष्णं ततः कान्तं प्रशस्तम् परिकीर्तितम् ।। (R.T .20/1)

12. Loha is of 3 types: Munda loha Teekshna loha Kanta loha

13. Sub -types

14. तीक्ष्ण लोह - ग्राह्य लक्षण उज्ज्वलं लोहाफलकं धत्रिकाशिसालेपितं । गिरि श्रुङ्गाकितं यत्स्यत्तिच्णालोहं तदुत्त्मम् ।। (R.T . 20/8 ) तीक्ष्ण लोह is considered to be best quality if it possess the following qualities : 1.The lepa of kasisa and amalaki swaras is applied over the flat sheets of तीक्षण लोह , then it’s rubbed and washed, by this loha will become more bright and shining.

15. 2.The application of the same lepa will cause girishrnga (conical protrusion) over the surface of तीक्षण लोह .

16. कान्त लोह ग्रहया लक्षण : The water boiled in the vessel of कान्त लोह will have the odour of hingu . If a drop of oil is put on the surface of stable water in the vessel of कान्त लोह , the oil drop does not spread. If the vessel of कान्त लोह is applied with the कलक of निम्ब the bitterness of निम्ब will be lost

17. Consumption of ashodhita loha causes Ayunasha Balanasha Kanthinasha Hritpeeda Shareer shaitilya Ruja

18. शोधन तैले तक्रे गवाम मूत्रे ह्यारानाले कुलात्थजे । क्रमान्निष च ताप्तं द्रावे द्रावे तु सप्तधा । स्वर्णादिलोहपत्रणां शुद्दिरेषा प्रशस्यते ।। ( R.R.S 5/13)

19. Thin sheets of लोह is to be heated up to red hot on the flame and dipped into तिला तैल , तक्र , गोमूत्रं , अरणाल , कुलात्थ क्वत्थ for 7 times in each liquid media successively

20. विशेष शोधन समुद्रलवाणोपेतम तप्तम निर्वापितम खलु । त्रिफला क्वाथिते नूनम गिरिदोषम यस्त्यजेत ।। (R.R.S. 5/104)

21. Required quantity of “ सैंधवा लवण “ is triturated with little quantity of water to prepare it’s paste. This paste is thickly applied over the thin foils of लोह and dried. These foils are now held with ‘ sandamsa yantra ’ , heated red hot and dipped in ‘ त्रिफला क्वाथ ’ . All these process is repeated for 7 times to obtain the शुद्ध लोह .

22. लोह पाक In ancient times when marana procedure for metals were not in practice, the suddha loha was subjected to above said 3 types of loha paka .
• The fine powder obtained after 3 rd paka (puta paka ) was used for therapeutic purpose.

23. त्रिविध लोह पाक त्रिविध लोह पाक are
• भानु पाक • स्थाली पाक • पुट पाक

24. भानु पाक वराक्वाथयुतं लौह भानोः । शुष्यन विपाच्यते यसमद भानुपकस्त्त : स्मृत : ।। (R.T.20/21) The “ शुद्ध लोह चूर्ण “ is washed thoroughly in water . Later it is taken in suitable vessel or in खल्व यन्त्र and added with enough quantity of त्रिफला क्वाथ . This vessel is placed under hot sun untill all the liquid get evaporate. This process is repeated for 7 times to complete the “ भानु पाक of लोह चूर्ण ”.

25. स्थाली पाक Sudhha loha churna is washed thoroughly with water.
Later it is taken in suitable vessel along with enough quantity of “ triphala kwatha ”. Vessel is placed over intense heat and cooked until all the liquid evaporates. Later fresh triphala kwatha is added in enough quantity and cooked again to evaporat the liquid. This process is repeated for 7 times to complete the sthali paka of लोह चूर्ण ।

26. पुट पाक रसादिभिभेषजानां खलवे लौहं विमर्दितम । पुतस्थं पचयते यस्मत पुट पकस्ततः स्मृत :।।
(R.T. 20/31) The लोह चूर्ण obtained after “ स्थलि पाक “ is taken in a clean खलव यन्त्र . Triturated thoroughly with desired liquid preaparations ( स्वरस , क्वाथ ) and dried under hot sun.

27. This dry powder is enclosed in “ शरावा संपुट ” and subjected for गज पुट using cow dung cakes . All this procedure is repeated more than once by triturating with different suitable dravya called पुट पाक of लोह चूर्ण

28. मारण समगन्धमय चूर्णे कुमरीवरिभवितां । पुटीकृतं कियत्कालं वश्यं म्रियते ह्ययः ।। ( R.R.S.5 / 116)

29. शुद्ध तीक्षण चूर्ण is mixed with equal quantity of शुद्ध गन्धका चूर्ण to form homogeneous mixture and this mixture is triturated with कुमारी स्वरस . later चक्रिका are made , dried , confined to शरवा सम्पुट and subjected to गज पुट till it attain bhasma siddhi pareeksha

30. Properties and therapeutic uses of लोह भस्मा : Colour: पक्व जम्बु फल ( blackish red colur ) रस : तिक्त , मधुर , कषाय गुण : गुरु , रुक्ष , सरा वीर्य : शीत विपाक : मधुर दोषाघ्नता : त्रिदोषहर कर्म : लेखन , बल्य , वृषय , आयुष्य , वर्ण्य , मेध्य , रक्तवर्दक , योगवहि , कोष्टा शोधक , वयस्तपका , वीर्यवर्दक प्रयोग : शोथ , शूल , अर्शस् , अतिसार , पाण्डु , खमल , कृमि , प्लीहा रोग , मेदो रोग , कुष्ट , गुलम , उदर , श्वास , कसा , आमवात , ज्वर , प्रमेह

31. Dose : ¼ th - 2 Ratti ( 32 mg to 250 mg) Anupana : Triphala , Madhu , khseera , trikatu , Ghrita .

32. लोह भस्म सेवन अपथ्या : Incompatible foods during consumption of ‘ लोह भस्मा ’ are ; Kushmanda ( cooked pumpkin) Tilataila Madya ( alcohol) Anna (cooked rice).

33. Important formulations :

34. मण्डूर ( Iron oxide) Mandura is rust of iron with chemic formula Fe2O3. मण्डूर स्वरूप : प्रतापित्तस्य लोहस्य घनाघातच्युतं मलम । कालेन पइणडतां याति क्षितौ मणडूरम उच्यते ।।
(R.T.20/123)

35. When iron is heated red hot and hit with heavy hammers in factories and in blacksmith shop, the rust at the surface of the iron falls off to the ground. After few years, this rust is obtained as solidified iron- rust, which is identified as मणडूर

36. Synonyms: Kitta Lohakitta Lohabhava Lohamala

37. मण्डूर भेद : There are 3 types of मणडूर मुण्ड लोह किट्ट तीक्ष्ण लोह किट्ट कान्त लोह किट्ट

38. मुण्ड लोह किट्ट : It possesses red colour. It will be गुरु and स्निग्ध | तीक्षण लोह किट्ट: It possesses the blackish colour like that of anjana .it will be गुर and निव्रण ( aberration free). कान्त लोह किट्ट : It possesses reddish black colour ( pinga Varna) it will be रुक्ष , अति गुरु , and it’s cross section surface exhibits silver like shine

39. ग्रह्य लक्षण : स्निग्ध गुरु दृढ़ कृष्णं कोटरवर्जितम । जीर्णं नष्टपुर:सथ च मणडूरं उच्यते ।। The mandura that possesses स्निग्ध and गुरु गुण which is hard and heavy , black and solid which is very old

40. शोधन of मंडूर : धमातं वभीतकाङगरैगेमूत्रे परिषेचितम । सप्तवारं लोहमलं शुद्धिमायातयनुत्तमाम ।। Mandura is heated red hot over the intense fire produced by dry branches of विभितकी tree . Later it is dipped in the vessel containing enough quantity of cow’s urine.
This process of heating red hot and dipping in enough quantity of cow’s urine is repeated for 7 times to obtain the mandura purified

41. मारण of मंडूर कन्या रसेन तच्चूर्ण मर्दयितव पुटे पचेत । एवं सप्त पुटै भस्म मणडूरसय प्रजायते ।। The fine powder of suddha mandura is taken in a clean खलव यन्त्र and subjected for one भावन with कुमारी स्वरस . Later it is dried under sun , enclosed in शराव संपुट and subjected for one गजपुट This entire process is repeated for 7 times to subject the drug for 7 गजपुट with 7 पुट , properly prepared, red coloured मंडूर भस्म can be obtained

42. मण्डूर भस्म Properties: वृष्या शीत गुण रुचि कर Mitigates pitta dosha Improves Hb percentage in body.

43. Indications पाण्डु कामला शोष रोग शोथ रोग प्लीह वृद्धि

44. Dosage : ¼ to 2 R Anupana : त्रिफल चूर्ण , honey, milk, ghee, butter. Formulations : त्रिफल मण्डूर , शतवरी मण्डूर |