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Amlapittantaka Rasa
Amlapittantaka Rasa (Amlapittāntakarasa, अम्लपित्तान्तकरस), an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral Rasa Yoga for amlapitta (hyperacidity). Classical recipe: mercury, copper, iron bhasmas with haritaki; API-monographed; commercial version contains kajjali and mandura bhasma.
Arogyavardhini gutika
Arogyavardhini gutika (Arogyavardhini Vati), classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill with purified mercury, bhasmas, katuki, and triphala, used for liver and skin disorders; clinical trials in metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia, with heavy-metal safety concerns.
Asvakancuki Rasa
Asvakancuki Rasa (Aśvakaṅcukī rasa, Ashwakanchuki Rasa), an official Ayurvedic herbo-mineral Rasa Yoga tablet (AFI 20:2, from Rasayogasagara), 125 mg dose, containing purified mercury, sulphur, borax, aconite, and croton, used for cough, asthma, and fever.
Brhadagnikumara Rasa
Brhadagnikumara Rasa (Bṛhadagnikumāra rasa) is a classical herbo-mineral Ayurvedic medicine, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, used chiefly for indigestion and related digestive complaints.
Brhat Vamgesvara Rasa
Bṛhat Vaṅgeśvara Rasa (बृहत् वङ्गेश्वर रस) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation of calcined tin, gold, silver, pearl, mica, mercury, and sulphur, indicated mainly for prameha (diabetes mellitus) at 125–259 mg.
Caturmukha rasa
Caturmukha rasa (Chaturmukha Rasa), a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral tablet of purified mercury, sulphur, iron bhasma, and mica bhasma, used for asthma, anemia, and diabetes, with rat antidiabetic and toxicity studies.
Grahani Kapata Rasa
Kapata rasa (Grahani kapata rasa) is a herbo-mineral Ayurvedic pill of Rasashastra containing purified mercury and sulphur, used for grahani roga (malabsorption syndrome); distinct from the unrelated Maluku oral tradition called kapata.
Gulmakalanala Rasa
Gulmakalanala Rasa (गुल्मकालानल रस) is a mercury-based Ayurvedic formulation of the Rasa Shastra tradition, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India for gulma, abdominal lumps.
Icchabhedi rasa
Icchabhedi rasa (Icchābhedi rasa), an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral tablet formulation (AFI000443, 250 mg dose) with mercury, sulphur, borax, black pepper, ginger, and croton seed, used as a purgative in virechana panchakarma therapy.
Jalodarari rasa
Jalodarari rasa (Jalodarāri rasa) is a herbo-mineral Ayurvedic formulation for ascites (jalodara), recorded in Rasendra Chintamani and Bhaishajya Ratnavali; versions contain Tamra Bhasma, Pippali, Maricha, Haridra, and purified Jayapala seeds, with a Formulary dosage of 125 mg.
Kamadudha rasa (afi afi-kamadudarasamauktikayukta)
Kamadudha Rasa (Mouktikayukta), AFI Part II 16:9, is a mercury-free Ayurvedic herbo-mineral powder of pearl, coral, shell bhasmas, red ochre, and Guduchi Sattva, used as a Pitta-pacifying antacid for amlapitta and hyperacidity.
Kantaka Rasa
Kantaka rasa, formally Ajirna Kantaka Rasa (AFI000489), is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasa yoga for indigestion (ajirna, agnimandya, visuchika); AFI dose 125–250 mg, classical recipe in Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya with mercury, sulphur, aconite.
Karpira Rasa
Karpira Rasa, more commonly written Karpura Rasa, is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation combining purified cinnabar (Shuddha Hingula) with five herbal drugs, prescribed mainly for diarrheal diseases.
Kravyada Rasa
Kravyada Rasa (Kravyāda rasa), Ayurvedic Formulary of India formulation AFI000574, is a herbo-mineral Rasashastra medicine of mercury, sulphur, iron and copper bhasmas, and pungent herbs, used for indigestion and weak digestive fire.
Krmimudgara Rasa
Krimimudgara rasa (कृमिमुद्गर रस) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral anthelmintic from Rasendrasarasangraha, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, combining purified mercury, sulphur, and four plant drugs at 250-500 mg dose.
Laghu sitasekhara rasa
Laghu Sutashekhara Rasa (Laghu Sutashekhar Rasa) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral medicine of purified red ochre (Gairika, Fe2O3) and ginger, per Rasatarangini Parishistha and the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, used for pitta headaches and migraine (Ardhavabhedaka) at 250-500 mg.
Lila Vilasa Rasa
Lila Vilasa Rasa (Līlāvilāsa rasa, AFI000445) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasa medicine with purified mercury, sulphur, calcined copper and mica plus triphala fruits, dosed 250-500 mg, used for amlapitta (acidity).
Lokanatha rasa
Lokanatha Rasa (Lakanatha rasa), a classical Ayurvedic mercurial preparation from Rasendra Sara Sangraha for liver and spleen disorders; contains Kajjali plus Abhra, Lauha, Thamra, Varatika bhasmas; mercury bound as HgS.
Mahagandhaka
Mahagandhaka (महागन्धक), also Mahagandhaka Vati or Mahagandhaka Agada, is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation of purified sulphur, mercury, clove, neem, and nutmeg, dosed 375-750 mg for diarrhea, dysentery, and grahani.
Mehamudgara Rasa
Mehamudgara rasa (Meha Mudgara Rasa, MMR), a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation from Bhaishajya Ratanavali for Prameha (diabetes); contains Triphala, Trikatu, guggulu, Lauha bhasma and other ingredients, 500 mg dose, studied via HPTLC and a 94-patient type 2 diabetes trial.
Nrpativallabha rasa
Nṛpativallabha rasa (नृपतिवल्लभ रस), an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation from Bhaishajya Ratnavali containing purified mercury, sulphur, iron, and copper, dosed 500 mg, indicated for grahaṇī and digestive disorders.
Piyasavalli Rasa
Piyasavalli Rasa (Piyush Valli Ras) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill from Rasashastra, recorded in Rasa Jala Nidhi vol. 4 for chronic diarrhea, dysentery, grahani, and fever, made with mercury, sulphur, metals, and herbs.
Pradarantaka Rasa
Pradarantaka Rasa (Pradarāntaka rasa), an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation with mercury, zinc ore, tin, silver, cowrie shell, sulphur, aloe, and iron; AFI dose 125 mg, used for pradara (menstrual bleeding disorders).
Sulavajrini vatika
Sulavajrini vatika (Śūlavajrīṇī Vaṭikā, Shoolvarjini Vati) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral tablet from Rasendrasārasaṅgraha for colic and digestive disorders, containing mercury, sulphur, iron, copper, and Triphala; dose 250-500 mg with warm milk.
Sutasekhara rasa
Sutasekhara rasa (Sūtaśekhara rasa), also Sutshekhar Rasa, is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral mercury formulation used mainly for Amlapitta (hyperacidity) and acid-peptic disorders; variants include gold-containing Suvarna, non-gold Sada, and Laghu (red ochre) forms.
Trivikrama rasa
Trivikrama rasa (त्रिविक्रमरस) is a herbomineral Ayurvedic Rasashastra formulation of calcined copper, mercury, sulphur, Vitex negundo juice, and goat milk, dosed at 250 mg for ashmari (urinary calculi).
Vasantakusumakara Rasa
Vasantakusumakara Rasa (Vasantkusumakar Ras, VKR) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation first recorded in the 14th-century Rasendra Sara Sangraha, used mainly for diabetes (Prameha) and studied in small clinical trials for diabetic neuropathy.