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Rasa Parpati
Rasa Parpati (Rasa Parpaṭī) is an Ayurvedic mercury-sulphur medicine of the Parpati ('flake') class in Rasashastra, made by pouring molten Kajjali on banana leaves; used mainly for Grahani and gastrointestinal disorders, with an Ayurvedic Formulary of India monograph.
Rasakarpura
Rasakarpura (Rasakarpūra, Raskarpur) is a classical Ayurvedic Nirgandha Kupipakva mercurial preparation, a white sublimate of mercuric chloride (HgCl2) made from mercury, sulphuric acid, and rock salt, used for skin diseases and antimicrobial purposes but highly toxic.
Rasamanikya
Rasamanikya (रसमाणिक्य), also called Rasa Manikya, is an Ayurvedic arsenical formulation of purified Haratala (orpiment, As2S3), ruby-red in color, used for skin and respiratory disorders; animal and pilot human studies report safety at therapeutic doses.
Rasaraja Rasa
Rasaraja Rasa (रसराज रस), also Rasaraj Rasa, a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasa shastra formulation of purified mercury with gold, silver, iron, tin, and mica bhasmas; AFI Part I Vol. X; used for vata disorders such as hemiplegia and studied in post-stroke depression.
Rasasindura
Rasasindura Rasa (rasasindoor) is an Ayurvedic mercurial medicine of essentially pure α-HgS (mercuric sulfide, >99%), made from purified mercury and sulfur by Kupipakwa heating, first described in the 15th-century Rasendra Chintamani and studied for toxicity.
Rasasindura Rasa Parpati
Rasasindura Rasa Parpati: two related Ayurvedic mercury preparations of Rasashastra. Rasasindura is a red α-HgS nanopowder (84-89% mercury) taken with honey; Rasa Parpati is a thin flake of Kajjali (mercury-sulphur) used for Grahani. Both tested non-toxic at therapeutic doses in animals.
Ratnagiri rasa
Ratnagiri rasa is a herbo-mineral Ayurvedic formulation of the rasa shastra tradition, prescribed principally for fever, combining calcined mercury, sulfur, gold, mica, and other minerals with plant ingredients.
Rohitaka Lauha
Rohitaka Lauha (रोहितक लौह), AFI monograph 21:8 from Bhaishajyaratnavali 41/117, is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral iron formula: Lauha Bhasma equal to ten herbal powders including Rohitaka bark, dosed 250-500 mg for spleen, liver, and jaundice.
Samirapannaga Rasa
Samirapannaga Rasa (Sameera Pannaga Rasa) is a classical Ayurvedic Kupipakwa Rasayana of purified mercury, sulphur, and arsenic minerals, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI000376, dose 62.5–125 mg) and used mainly for respiratory conditions such as Tamaka Shwasa (bronchial asthma).
Sankha bhasma
Sankha bhasma (Shankha bhasma, conch shell ash) is an Ayurvedic calcined conch-shell preparation, mainly calcium carbonate in calcite form (about 39% calcium), used as an antacid and digestive remedy for hyperchlorhydria, sprue, and colic.
Sphatika bhasma
Sphatika bhasma, also called Shubhra or Fitkari bhasma, is an Ayurvedic calcined potash alum preparation used for wounds, bleeding, vitiligo, and erysipelas, with small clinical and in vitro antimicrobial studies.
Srnga bhasma
Srnga bhasma (Shringa Bhasma, Mrigashringa Bhasma, शृङ्ग भस्म) is an Ayurvedic calcined deer horn ash, a calcium-rich white powder used as an expectorant and bone tonic, prepared by shodhana and repeated puta incineration per Rasa Tarangini 12/105-107.
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.
Svarna bhasma
Svarna bhasma (Swarna/Suvarna Bhasma), calcined gold ash of Ayurvedic Rasashastra, used for tuberculosis, diabetes, arthritis, and nervous diseases and in child Suvarnaprashana; nanoparticulate gold, doses 15–240 mg, variable gold content, contested pediatric safety.
Svarnamaksika bhasma
Svarnamaksika bhasma (Swarnamakshika bhasma), an Ayurvedic calcined preparation of chalcopyrite (copper pyrite, CuFeS2), a Maharasa mineral purified by shodhana and incinerated by marana, used classically for fever, anemia, diabetes, and insomnia.
Svarnavanga
Svarnavanga (Swarna Vanga, Svarṇa Vaṅga) is an Ayurvedic tin-sulfur-mercury medicine used since the 14th century for diabetes, urinary, and respiratory disorders; rat studies found no tissue toxicity at therapeutic doses.
Svasakuthara rasa
Svasakuthara rasa (Shwasakuthara Rasa) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill of purified mercury, sulphur, borax, realgar, aconite, and pungent herbs, used for bronchial asthma and bronchitis; Bhaishajya Ratnavali source, 125 mg dose, mercury safety studied.
Tamra bhasma
Tamra bhasma (copper ash, copper calx) is an Ayurvedic incinerated copper preparation made by Shodhana, Marana, and Amritikarana; used in small doses for anemia, asthma, and liver disorders, with safety dependent on proper purification.
Taramandura Guda
Taramandura guda (Tārāmaṇḍūra guḍa) is an Ayurvedic Formulary of India iron-based formulation (maṇḍūra with jaggery, Embelia ribes, trikatu, triphala-type fruits) dosed 500 mg–1.5 g for anemia (pāṇḍu), stomach ulcer, jaundice, and indigestion.
Tribhuvanakirti rasa
Tribhuvanakirti rasa (त्रिभुवनकीर्ति रस), also Tribhuvan Kirti Ras, is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral Kharaliya Rasayana for fever, made from cinnabar, borax, aconite, and trikatu processed with herbal juices; dose 125-250 mg.
Trivanga bhasma
Trivanga bhasma is a trimetallic Ayurvedic medicine made from calcined ashes of lead, tin, and zinc, used traditionally to treat diabetes mellitus and urinary disorders.
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).
Unmada gaja kesari rasa
Gajakesari rasa (Unmada Gaja Kesari Rasa) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasa shastra formulation of purified mercury, sulfur, realgar, and datura seed, prescribed for Unmada (psychiatric disorders), Apasmara, and fever, cited in a 15th-century lexicon and Bhaishajya-Ratnavali.
Urdhva patana
Urdhva patana (ūrdhvapātana), upward sublimation in Rasashastra: a classical Ayurvedic mercury-processing method using paired earthen pots to extract purified Parada from Hingula (cinnabar), yielding about 73% by Nada Yantra.
Vaikranta bhasma
Vaikranta bhasma (वैक्रान्त भस्म) is an Ayurvedic calcined mineral preparation from vaikranta, identified as tourmaline (schorl), a diamond substitute in Rasa shastra; iron and silica major constituents, 62.5 mg AFI dose.
Vajra bhasma
Vajra bhasma, also called Heerak bhasma or diamond ash, is an Ayurvedic Rasashastra preparation of incinerated diamond. Listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI000353, 8 mg dose) with mercury and arsenic ingredients, used classically as a Rasayana for Arbuda and chronic disease; one published toxic epidermal necrolysis case.
Varatika bhasma
Kapardika bhasma (Kapardik Bhasma), an Ayurvedic calcined cowry-shell (Cypraea moneta) preparation, mainly calcium carbonate, listed in the AFI for Parinamashula, Agnimandya, and Karnasrava at 250 mg dose.
Vasanta Malati Rasa
Vasanta Malati Rasa (वसन्त मालती रस), also Swarna Vasant Malti Ras, is an Ayurvedic Kharaliya Rasayana herbo-mineral formulation for fever and rejuvenation; eight textual variants exist, with Rasaka and Maricha as chief ingredients, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India.
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.