अभ्रक
MICA
GUIDEDBY-DR.WATHARKAR MAM
PRESENRED BY –MAYURI RY
INTRODUCTION
•1
st
Drug in महारसgroup
•In English , अभ्रकis called as MICA
•MICA –derived from Latin word MICARE
OCCURANCE / SOURCE
•India -Bihar , Andhrapradesh , karnataka ,
rajasthan etc
•Other countries –Africa , South America , Russia etc
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
•Insoluble in water
•Bad conductor of heat and
electricity
•Fragile
•Smooth
•soft
•Biotite –black mica –कृष्नअभ्रक
•Lepidolite –ruby mica –पितअभ्रक
•Muscovite –white mica –श्र्वेतअभ्रक
•Phlogonite –Amber mica –
रक्तअभ्रक
•Paragonite –sodium mica -
श्वेतअभ्रक
SYNONYMS
HISTORY
•4
th
century BC –कौटिल्यअर्थशास्त्र, Vajrabhraka as for artifical gold
preparation , न्यायदशथनgiven by acharya गौतम
•6र्century –in अमरकोष, dhatuvada purpose has been explanied
•Asthang hridaya –therapeutic utility like kasisadi taila for
अषथरोगचिककत्सा
TYPES -
Types of अभ्रक
1.Shweta abhraka
2.Peetaabhraka
3.Krishnabhraka
4.Raktaabhraka
Types of कृष्णाभ्रक
1.Naga krishnabhraka
2.Mandukakrishnabhraka
3.Pinakakrishnabhraka
4.Vajra krishnabhraka
अभ्रकशोधन
1.Thin sheet of krishnabhrakais taken
and heated uptored hot metal
2.Now it is dipped into liquid media like
कांजी, गोमूर, गोधुग्धetc.
3.This process repeated for 7 times as
to purify it from mud , sand
4.And final product obtain as शुद्ध
अभ्रक.
अभ्रक
मारण
1.धान्यभ्रकis taken into khalvayantra
2.Triturated along with कासमदथस्त्वरस
and िकिकाare prepared and dried
under sun
3.Enclosed in शरावसंिुिand subjected to
10 गजिुि.
4.After स्त्वांगशीत, drug is collected and
stored as अभ्रकभस्त्म.
अभ्रकभस्मPROPERTIES
•रस–मधुररस
•वीयथ–शीतवीयथ
•गुण-स्स्त्नग्ध
•Action –Good for hairs ,
provide longetivityof life ,
improves complexion , act as
रसायन& �चिकर
अभ्रकभस्म–
लोहिततकरण
1. Ifabhrakabhasmaafter doing मारणstill
doesn’t obtain desired red colourthen
लोहीनतकरणshould be done
2.अभ्रकभस्त्मtriturated along with क्वार्like
विक्षिर, गांगे�की, भाद्रमुस्त्र्ाetc.
3.Subjected to गजिुिand desired red colour
may obtain .
अभ्रकभस्म-अमृततकरण
1.अभ्रकभस्त्म1 part and गोघृत1
part with equal parts taken in
iron vessel .
2.Mild heat should be given untill
गोघृतgets evaporated.
3.In this way अमृनतकरणshouldbe
done
अभ्रकसत्वापातन
1.शुध्दअभ्रक1 part and तंगन
1/4part should be taken
2.Triturated along with मुसलीस्त्वरस
3.Bolus is prepared and let it dry in
sun.
4.Enclosed in मुषाand subjected to
heat in कोष्िीयंर.
5.सत्वis obtained.
धान्याभ्रक
1.1 part अभ्रकand ¼ part शालीis taken
and kept in jute bag .
2.Then it is kept in कांजीfor 3 nights(
त्रररार).
3.िोिलीis rubbed with hands till minute
particles of अभ्रकFalls down.
4.And it identified as धान्याभ्रक.