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Laghvananda rasa
Laghvānanda rasa (लघ्वानन्द रस), an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation from Rasendrasārasaṅgraha, AFI formulation AFI000377, dose 250 mg; contains mercury, sulphur, iron and mica calx, borax, black pepper, and aconite; classically indicated for anemia (pandu).
Laksminarayana Rasa
Laksminarayana Rasa (Lakshminarayana Rasa, लक्ष्मीनारायण रस) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill from Yogaratnakara, used for fever, vata disorders, and postpartum conditions, dosed 120–240 mg with ginger juice and honey.
Lauha Parpati
Parpati Lauha (Lauha Parpati, लौहपर्पटी) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral flake medicine of Kajjali (mercury-sulphur) with Lauha Bhasma, used for malabsorption, anaemia, and digestive disorders; AFI Part 1 formulation 16:4, no expiry date assigned.
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).
Loha bhasma
Loha bhasma (Lauha bhasma), Ayurvedic calcined iron ash made by shodhana and repeated puta incineration, yielding magnetite-group iron oxide nanoparticles; a hematinic used for iron deficiency anemia (Pandu roga), dose 30–240 mg.
Loha Parpati
Loha Parpati (लोह पर्पटी), an Ayurvedic Rasa Shastra medicine: Lauha Bhasma (calcined iron) triturated into Kajjali and cast into thin flakes, used as a haematinic; documented in Rasapaddhati, no API monograph.
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.
Maha Jvarankusa Rasa
Maha Jvarankusa Rasa (Mahājvarāṅkuśa rasa, Mahajwarankush Ras) is a classical Ayurvedic herbomineral tablet for fever, AFI000525, dosed 125 mg, containing purified mercury, sulphur, calamine, orpiment, and herbal ingredients.
Maha Laksmyvilasa Rasa
Mahā lakṣmīvilāsa rasa (Mahalaxmivilas Rasa, Laxmivilas Ras) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral tablet (AFI000137, 250 mg dose) containing mercury, sulphur, mica, tin, gold, and copper bhasmas, used mainly for cough and tuberculosis; heavy metal content varies by manufacturer.
Maha Tarunarka Rasa
Maha Tarunarka Rasa (Mahātaruṇārka rasa, AFI000535) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation with 21 ingredients including calcined gold, mica, aconite, and musk; AFI dosage 250 mg, distinct from the shorter fever medicine Tarunarka Rasa.
Maha Vatagajankusa Rasa
Maha Vatagajankusa Rasa (महावातगजाङ्कुश रस, MVGR), a Kharaliya Rasayana herbo-mineral Ayurvedic pill from Bhaishajya Ratnavali, variant of Vatagajankusha Rasa for Vata-Kapha disorders; contains mercury, orpiment, sulphur, bhasmas, and aconite.
Maha vatavidhvamsana rasa
Maha vatavidhvamsana rasa (Mahavat Vidhwansan Ras), AFI000631, is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation from Yogaratnakara for vata disorders, containing calcined lead, tin, copper, iron, mica, mercury, sulphur, and herbs, dosed 125–250 mg.
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.
Makaradhvaja
Makaradhvaja (Makaradhwaja, Makardhwaj) is an Ayurvedic Kupipakwa Rasayana of gold, mercury, and sulfur, first named in Rasaratnakara; chiefly red mercury sulfide (alpha-HgS) with trace gold, used as a Rasayana and aphrodisiac.
Mallasindura
Mallasindura (Malla Sindoor), a classical Ayurvedic Kupipakwa herbo-mineral formulation of purified mercury, sulphur, rasakarpura, and arsenic trioxide from Siddhabhaisajyamanimala; dosed 62.5-125 mg for bronchial asthma and Vata-Kapha disorders; chemically mainly HgS.
Manahsila sodhana
Manahsila sodhana is the Ayurvedic purification (Shodhana) of manahshila, realgar or arsenic disulphide (As2S2), an Uparasa mineral drug, classically by seven levigations with ginger juice before therapeutic use.
Mandura bhasma (mandira bhasma)
Mandura bhasma (mandur/mandira bhasma, मण्डूर भस्म) is an Ayurvedic iron-oxide calcine made from aged iron slag (fayalite FeSiO4) via shodhana and marana, used for anemia (Pandu) and liver disorders, dose 30–240 mg classical, 250–500 mg official.
Manikya Rasa
Manikya Rasa, also called Rasamanikya, is a classical Ayurvedic mineral formulation of processed orpiment (arsenic trisulphide), first described in the 13th century and used for skin disorders.
Manmathabhra rasa (afi afi-manmatabrarasa)
Manmathabhra rasa (Manmatha Rasa, Manmath Ras) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation from Bhaishajya Ratnavali, based on kajjali (mercury-sulphur) with bhasmas and herbs, used traditionally as a vajikarana tonic.
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.
Mrdarasrnga sodhana
Mrdarasrnga sodhana (Mṛddāraśṛṅga śodhana) is the Ayurvedic purification of litharge, lead monoxide (PbO), a Sadharana Rasa drug purified by bhavana with citrus or ginger juice and incinerated via Kapota Puta; also called murdarsang in Unani.
Mrganga Rasa
Mrganga Rasa (Mṛgāṅkarasa, मृगाङ्करस) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral Rasa Shastra formulation, mainly indicated for Rajayakshma (tuberculosis); several distinct recipes exist, including a mercury-free kupipakva version with Navasara, Saindhava, Vanga, and Gandhaka.
Mrganka Rasa
Mrganka Rasa (Mṛgāṅka Rasa, Mrigankarasa) is a family of classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral Rasa Shastra formulations, mostly mercury- and gold-based, used for Rajayakshma (tuberculosis), fevers, and debilitation; variants include Raja Mriganka Rasa, Mahamriganka Rasa, Navaratna Raja Mriganka Rasa, and a mercury-free Kupipakwa recipe.
Mrmakantamani Pisti
Mrmakantamani pisti (Trinakantamani pishti, kaharuba pisti) is an Ayurvedic mineral formulation from fossil resin, adopted from Unani medicine in the 19th century; dose 250-500 mg for bleeding disorders such as menorrhagia and Raktapitta.
Mrtyunjaya Rasa
Mrtyunjaya Rasa (Mṛtyuñjaya rasa, मृत्युञ्जय रस) is a Kharaliya herbo-mineral Ayurvedic antipyretic formulation of purified cinnabar, mercury, sulphur, borax, aconite, and Piper fruits, dosed 125 mg per AFI; distinct from Mahamrutyunjaya rasa.
Mukta bhasma
Mukta bhasma (Muktā Bhasma, Moti Bhasma) is the Ayurvedic calcined-pearl calx of Rasashastra: aragonite CaCO3 converted to calcite, ~46% calcium, nanoscale particles, used for cough, eye, and bone disorders.
Mukta Pisti
Mukta Pisti (Mukta Pishti), Ayurvedic pearl powder made by cold trituration of pearl with rose distillate (Gulab Arka), retaining aragonite calcium carbonate; milder, non-calcined alternative to Mukta Bhasma used for Pitta conditions.
MUKTAPANCAMRTA RASA
Muktapanacamrta Rasa (Mukta Panchamrita Rasa, मुक्ता पंचामृत रस) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral medicine of five bhasmas, pearl, coral, conch, oyster shell, and tin, used for cough, fever, and pitta disorders.
Muktasukti bhasma
Muktasukti bhasma (Mukta Shukti Bhasma), an Ayurvedic calcined calx of pearl oyster shell, calcium carbonate converted from aragonite to calcite; used as antacid, antipyretic, calcium source at 250–500 mg, with anti-ulcer and anti-inflammatory experimental evidence.
Naga bhasma
Naga bhasma (नाग भस्म), an Ayurvedic herbo-metallic lead calx prepared by shodhana, jarana, and repeated calcination, used traditionally for diabetes and spleen disorders; marketed samples show variable lead content and safety concerns.