In Ayurveda, mercury is called Parada or Rasa and is used for preparing medicines. Before using mercury, it is subjected to set of diligent processes…

For the purpose of purification and incineration, specific amount of heat is given to metals and minerals. This is quantified as Puta. In Rasashastra, Puta…

Rasashala is the place for the manufacturing of Rasashastra medicines. Since it has significance in terms of business and auspiciousness, a suitable place with specific…

Appliances used for the processing of rasaushadhis in Rasashastra are called as “yantra”. The most common procedures followed in this process are grinding the substance…

To do Satwapatana of Dhatus and to do purification of Satwas, Koshtis are useful. Many substances of Rasashastra yield Satwa only after subjecting them to…

In many of the procedures in Rasashastra, normally used utensils cannot withstand high temperatures during intense heating. To overcome this challenge, a special type of…

There are a few terminologies that are quite commonly used whenever medicines are described. Getting a hold of these terminologies will help in understanding Ayurvedic…

Rasashastra is a specialized branch of Ayurveda, which deals mainly with “Rasa” or mercury and also other metals and minerals. Though Rasashastra is a sub-division…

Asbestos is a natural occurring fibrous silicate mineral in the form of soft stone. It is a silicate of Magnesium. It is called Kousheyashma in…

Fossil encrinite, commonly known as Rock fossil, is a mineral used as medicine in Ayurvedic therapeutics. In Ayurveda, this is known as badarshma. Stones of…