Vaikranta a maharasa having contraversy in identification

the sandhigdha maharasa having contravesy in its identification

1. VAIKRANTA
Tourmaline –Sodium Aluminium Borosilicate
MAHA RASA

2. Synonyms
◦Vaikranta
◦Vikranta
◦Jirnavajraka
◦Kuvajra
◦Ksudrakulisa
◦Churna vajraka
◦Swetavaikranta
◦Nilavaikranta
◦Raktavaikranta
◦Pita vaikranta
◦Paravataparbhavaikranta
◦Tarksyabhavaikranta
◦Karburavaikranta
◦Krsnavaikranta
Types

3. ◦Note : There is difference of opinion to its modern
contemporary dravya.
◦Fluarspar, Felspar, Rock crystal and Tourmaline are
compared with vaikranta.
◦Ayurveda pharmacopoeia of India has accepted
TOURMALINE as Viakranta

4. Mineralogical identification
◦Nature –crystalline prismatic
◦Colour–Black
◦Streak –Colourless
◦Cleavage –None
◦Fracture –Uneven
◦Lusture–Vitreous
◦Hardness –7 to 7.5
◦Sp.gr–3 to 3.2

5. Vaikranta GrahyaSwarupa
◦Eight edges
◦Eight surface
◦White(sweta), yellow(pita), black(Krishna), and coffee(aruna)
colour
◦Soft
◦Heavy

6. Shodhan
◦A/c R.R.S
Ashuddhavaikranta
Tied in pottali
Dolayantrawith kulatthakawathaas liquid medium
For 3 days

7. Marana
◦A/c R.R.S
Shuddhavaikranta+ Suddhagandhaka
Bhavanawith nimbuswarasa
Chakrikas
Gajaputa
Repeat the procedure for 8 times

8. Satvapatana
◦A/c A.P
Shuddhavaikranta
Bhavanawith satvapatanayoga(guda,tankana, etc)
Made into vatiform
Kept in mushafor one ghati(24mins)
Vaikrantasatvais extracted

9. Bhasma colour – Raktha varna
Dose – 1/24 to 1/8 ratti
Anupana – Honey
Rasa – shad rasa
Dosha karma – tridoshahara
Rogagnata – pandu roga, udara roga, jirna jwara, nava
jwara, kasa, swasa, ksaya roga, prameha roga

10. Yoga’s
◦Vasantakusumakara rasa
◦Sucikabharana rasa
◦Trailokyachintamni rasa

11. Thank you