Shankha Bhasma is an Ayurvedic medicine prepared from Conch shell. It is used in Ayurvedic treatment of gastritis, abdominal pain, malabsorption syndrome etc.

Shankha Bhasma Uses:

• It is coolant, improves skin color and complexion.
• It is useful in the treatment of gastritis, acidity, abdominal colic, malabsorption syndrome, dyspepsia, vomiting, nausea, acne, etc.
• Growing children, adolescents and post-menopausal women need more calcium. It provides natural calcium and vitamin C for the development and maintenance of healthy bones, teeth and cell membrane.
• It easily absorbs and compensates the calcium requirement of the body.
• It relieves the body from the condition of calcium deficiency without any side effect like constipation and acid formation in stomach.

Jahar Mohra is an ayurvedic medicine in tablet form, used in treatment of cardiac ailments. This medicine is most commonly used in north Indian ayurvedic practice.

Dosage: 125 mg once or twice a day before or after food, as directed by Ayurvedic doctor. It is given along with honey or milk.

Side Effects: Self medication with this medicine may prove to be dangerous, since it contains heavy metal ingredient. Take this medicine in precise dose and for limited period of time, as advised by doctor.

Akik Bhasma mainly affects on heart, brain, liver and spleen, so it is used in diseases of these organ.  In addition, it also has beneficial effects in bleeding disorders such as excessive uterine bleeding in women and epistaxis.

Ayurveda, the Indian System of Medicine deals with a number of metals and minerals. Swarna Makshika (SM), a chalcopyrite one such minerals has iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and sulphur (S) as major ingredients along with other trace elements of therapeutic importance. Studies related with characterization of SM are very few. In the current study SM and SM Bhasma were analysed through Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDAX). Analysis reveals the presence of iron, copper, and sulphur in SM. In addition to these elements, SM Bhasma found to contain Potassium, Magnesium, Aluminum, and Silicon in trace amount. TEM study reveals that, grain size of the SM (5-10 microns) is significantly reduced in SM Bhasma to 50-200 nm.

Shankha Bhasma is an Ayurvedic medicine prepared from Conch shell. It is used in Ayurvedic treatment of gastritis, abdominal pain, malabsorption syndrome etc.

Shankha Bhasma Uses:

• It is coolant, improves skin color and complexion.
• It is useful in the treatment of gastritis, acidity, abdominal colic, malabsorption syndrome, dyspepsia, vomiting, nausea, acne, etc.
• Growing children, adolescents and post-menopausal women need more calcium. It provides natural calcium and vitamin C for the development and maintenance of healthy bones, teeth and cell membrane.
• It easily absorbs and compensates the calcium requirement of the body.
• It relieves the body from the condition of calcium deficiency without any side effect like constipation and acid formation in stomach.

Jahar Mohra is an ayurvedic medicine in tablet form, used in treatment of cardiac ailments. This medicine is most commonly used in north Indian ayurvedic practice.

Dosage: 125 mg once or twice a day before or after food, as directed by Ayurvedic doctor. It is given along with honey or milk.

Side Effects: Self medication with this medicine may prove to be dangerous, since it contains heavy metal ingredient. Take this medicine in precise dose and for limited period of time, as advised by doctor.

Akik Bhasma mainly affects on heart, brain, liver and spleen, so it is used in diseases of these organ.  In addition, it also has beneficial effects in bleeding disorders such as excessive uterine bleeding in women and epistaxis.

Ayurveda, the Indian System of Medicine deals with a number of metals and minerals. Swarna Makshika (SM), a chalcopyrite one such minerals has iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and sulphur (S) as major ingredients along with other trace elements of therapeutic importance. Studies related with characterization of SM are very few. In the current study SM and SM Bhasma were analysed through Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDAX). Analysis reveals the presence of iron, copper, and sulphur in SM. In addition to these elements, SM Bhasma found to contain Potassium, Magnesium, Aluminum, and Silicon in trace amount. TEM study reveals that, grain size of the SM (5-10 microns) is significantly reduced in SM Bhasma to 50-200 nm.