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Naga sodhana
Naga sodhana (Naga Shodhana) is the Ayurvedic purification of lead: repeated melting and quenching in sesame oil, buttermilk, kanji, cow urine, and horse gram decoction, producing Shodhita Naga for Naga bhasma preparation.
Nagarjunabhra rasa
Nagarjunabhra rasa (Nāgārjunābhra Rasa), an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill of 100-puta abhraka bhasma levigated with Terminalia arjuna bark decoction; AFI dose 125-250 mg, indicated mainly for hridroga (heart disease).
Naraca Rasa
Naraca Rasa (Nārāca Rasa), a classical Ayurvedic rasa yoga (mineral iatrochemical pill, API 16:26) containing vatsanabha and jayapala, indicated for manovaha disorders and purgation; monitored for heavy metals.
Narikela lavana
Narikela lavana (Nārikela lavaṇa, coconut salt) is a classical Ayurvedic two-ingredient calcined preparation of coconut and rock salt, dosed 1-2 g, used for amlapitta (hyperacidity), parinama shula (duodenal ulcer), and colic.
Navaratna Raja Mrganga Rasa
Navaratna Raja Mrganga Rasa (नवरत्नराजमृगाङ्क रस), also Navaratna Raja Mriganka Rasa, is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral tablet from Yogaratnakara combining mercury, sulphur, metal and gem bhasmas with herbs, used as a rasayana for Vata disorders and tuberculosis.
Navasara sodhana
Navasara sodhana is the Ayurvedic Rasashastra purification of navasara (navasadara, ammonium chloride), a sadharana rasa also classed among ksharas; per Rasa Ratna Samuchaya it is dissolved in water, filtered, and the filtrate heated to dryness.
Nidrodaya Rasa
Nidrodaya rasa is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasa yoga (AFI Part II, 16:29) containing cannabis leaf, opium exudate, grape, amla, and a zinc-mercury cinnabar, dosed 500 mg to 1 g for insomnia, premature ejaculation, and debility.
Nityananda Rasa
Nityananda Rasa (Nityanand Rasa) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-metallic tablet containing mercury, arsenic, sulphur, and other metals, used for gout, obesity, hypothyroidism, and elephantiasis; a 2023 90-day rat toxicity study found it safe at low therapeutic doses but toxic at high doses.
Niyamana
Niyamana (नियमन), also Niyāmana, is the seventh of the eighteen samskaras of mercury in Rasa Shastra, the Ayurvedic alchemical tradition; a steaming procedure with herbs and sour gruel in a dolayantra that restrains mercury's motility and volatility.
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.
Pancamrta Parpati
Panchamrita Parpati (Panchamrut Parpati), an official Ayurvedic Formulary of India herbo-mineral flake medicine of mercury, sulfur, and iron, mica, and copper bhasmas, used mainly for Grahani at 125–250 mg doses.
Pancanana Rasa
Pancanana Rasa (Pañcānana rasa) is a herbo-mineral preparation of Ayurvedic Rasashastra; several distinct classical formulas share the name, and the Ayurvedic Formulary of India records one at 250 mg.
Parnacandra Rasa
Parnacandra Rasa, also spelled Purnachandra or Poornachandra Rasa, is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasa yoga from Bhaishajya Ratnavali containing rasa sindura, abhraka, lauha, and swarnamakshika bhasmas, shilajatu, and vidanga, used as a rasayana and vajikarana tonic.
Pippalyadi Lauha
Pippalyadi Lauha (पिप्पल्यादि लौह), an Ayurvedic Lauha Kalpa herbo-mineral formula from Bhaishajya Ratnavali verse 61: 8 parts Lauha Bhasma with Pippali, Amalaki, Draksha, Kolasthi, Vidanga, Pushkara, honey, sugar; 250 mg dose for hiccup, asthma, emesis, indigestion.
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.
Piyusavalli Rasa
Piyusavalli Rasa (Piyushvalli Rasa) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasa shastra formulation built on purified mercury and sulphur with calcined mica, iron, silver, chalcopyrite, and six herbs; AFI dose 500 mg, indicated for diarrhea, fever, jaundice, and anemia.
Prabhakara rasa
Prabhakara rasa (Prabhākara rasa), a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation (AFI000357) of purified mercury, sulphur, five animal biles, and Plumbago zeylanica and Aconitum ferox roots, dosed 125 mg; distinct from Prabhakara Vati.
Pradarantaka Lauha
Pradarantaka Lauha (Pradarantak Lauh), an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral iron formulation from Bhaishajya Ratnavali for menorrhagia, leucorrhea, and anemia; AFI-listed, 250 mg dose, least effective of six iron preparations in one trial.
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).
Pradarari lauha
Pradarari lauha (Pradarāri lauha), a classical Ayurvedic Lauha Kalpa from Bhaishajya Ratnavali 66/74-78 and AFI000151, combines calcined iron, calcined mica, and astringent herbs; dosed 1-2 g for pradara (abnormal vaginal discharge).
Pratapalankesvara Rasa
Pratapalamkesvara Rasa (Pratāpalaṅkeśvara Rasa, प्रतापलङ्केश्वररस) is a herbo-mineral Ayurvedic Rasashastra formulation, mainly for postpartum (sutika/prasuta vata) disorders, with about 20 classical variants including Yoga Ratnakara's mercury, mica, iron, conch, and aconite recipe, dosed 125–375 mg.
Pravala bhasma
Pravala bhasma (Praval Bhasma) is an Ayurvedic calcined coral preparation, a calcium-rich animal-origin Rasashastra drug compiled in Bhaishajya Ratnavali, distinct from Pravala pishti and exempt from expiry dating under India's Drugs Rules.
Pravala Pancamrta Rasa
Pravala Pancamrta Rasa (Pravāla pañcamṛta rasa) is a Kharaliya rasayana of Ayurvedic Rasashastra: five calcined marine bhasmas (coral, pearl, conch, oyster, cowry) triturated with Calotropis latex, dosed 250 mg, used for pittaja disorders and as a calcium supplement.
Pravala Pisti
Pravala Pisti (Pravāla piṣṭī), Ayurvedic coral-calcium powder triturated with rose water, a Sudha Varga preparation; dose 250 mg, used for Pitta disorders, acidity, and as calcium supplementation, distinct from calcined Pravala Bhasma.
Punarnavadi Mandira
Punarnavadi Mandira, also spelled Punarnavadi Mandura, is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral iron tablet (mandura bhasma with punarnava and spices, bound with cow urine) used mainly for iron deficiency anemia (Pandu).
Puspadhanva rasa
Puspadhanva rasa (Puṣpadhanvā Rasa) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral aphrodisiac formulation for infertility, containing calcined lead, mercury cinnabar, Datura metel, and Cannabis sativa; documented lead poisoning cases led to a 2008 Health Canada advisory.
Putapakva Visama Jvarantaka Lauha
Putapakva Visama Jvarantaka Lauha (Puṭapakva Viṣamajvarāntaka Lauha), an official Ayurvedic Formulary of India herbo-mineral iron formulation with purified mercury, sulfur, and gold bhasma, traditionally prescribed for irregular fever (vishama jwara).
Rajamrganka Rasa
Rajamrganka Rasa (Raja Mriganka Rasa), a classical Ayurvedic rasa shastra herbo-mineral formula of mercury, gold, silver, and arsenic sulfides, used for phthisis, tuberculosis, and chronic bronchitis, with regulated toxic-metal safety concerns.
Rajata bhasma
Rajata bhasma (रजत भस्म), Ayurvedic calcined silver preparation of Rasashastra; nanoparticle-sized silver/silver sulfide powder dosed 30–120 mg, studied for antimicrobial activity and toxicity in zebrafish and rodents.
Raktapittantaka Lauha
Raktapittantaka Lauha (रक्तपित्तान्तक लौह), also called Raktapittantaka Loha or Rasa, is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral powder of amalaki, pippali, sugar, and lauha bhasma, used for raktapitta bleeding disorders, amlapitta, and anemia.