2. According to ancient texts lead is said to have originated from the
semen of vasuki which he discharged on seening the young And
beautiful daughter of bhogi . Lead is a dark is a dark-white and very
soft metal which can be easily scrapped even by nails.
Sanskrit : Naga
English : Lead
Hindi : Sisa
Latin : Plumbum
Chemical formula : Pb
Hardness : 1.5
SP.Gr. :11.3
Melting point : 326⁰c to 335⁰c
Boiling point : 1525 ⁰c
Density : 11.35 gm per cubic
3. PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF ELEMENT IS GALENA
GALENA IS WHEN HEATED WITH CONTROLLED HEAT . FIRST FORMS LEAD OXIDE
IT IS REDUCTION METHOD.
MOST LEAD ORES CONTAIN SILVER AND ZINC CAUSES DIFFICULTIES IN MELTING
LEAD IS A BLUEISH GREY , HEAVY METAL, FREASHLY, CUT SURFACE OF WHICH
SHOWS A BRIGHT METTALIC LUSTURE .WHICH IS LOST ON AIR EXPOUSURE
NIRGUNDI RASA , NIRGUNDIRASA WITH HRIDRA CHURNA
METHOD-MELTING AND POURING IT INTO THE LIQUIDS THROUGH APOT
HAVING A HOLE IN THE CENTRE PLACED OVER THE LIQUID POT . PROCESS
SHOULD BE REPEATED 3 TO 7 TIMES.
BECAUSE OF IF WE DON’T PURIFIED THESE METAL THE PHARMA
PROPERTIES WILL NOT BE WORKED PROPERLY.
DRUGS : PARADA, GANDHAKA, MANSHILLA,TALAKA
BHAWNA : VASASWARASA , TAMBULRASA, KANJI
LAGHUPUTA AS APPRATUS
4. RASA : TIKTA KATU LAVANA KASARA
GUNA: USNA LAGHU SNIGDHA SARA GURU
VIRYA : USNA
KARMA: BALYA
EFFECT ON DOSHA
VATAHARA, KAPHAVATAGHNA, SLESHMAROGA
VATAPITAKAPHAHARA,
DOSE :30-120 MG
6. IN ANCIENT VIEW VANGA IS SAID TO HAVE ITS ORIGIN
FROM INDRA IT IS ALSO SEMEN OF INDRA.
IT’S NAME INDICATES THE TERM VANGA INDICATES THE
VANGA DESH WHICH IS TODAYS BENGAL
SANSKRIT: VANGA
ENGLISH: TIN
HINDI : VANG
CHEMICAL FORMULA: Sn
LATIN : STANNUM
Sp.Gr. : 7.3
MELTING POINT : 232ᴼC
VARIETIES:
SWETA : GOOD
KRSNA: INFERIOR
KHURA VANGA: SUPIRIOR
MISRA VANGA: INFERIOR
7. SODHANA
BEING ONE OF THE PUTILOHAS THE VANGA SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO SODHANA THE
NIRVAPANA DRAVYAS ARE AMLA TARKA, PUNARVA ARKA DUGDHA, JUICE OF BRINGHRAJA
, PROCESS IS REPEATED 7 TO 21.
FOR THIS PROCESS VANGA IS METAL INTO A KATAHYANTRA BY HEATING AND THEN 1/4TH
PART OF APAMARGA POWDER IS ADDED SLOWLY TO IT AND THE WHOLE IS RUBBED WITH
LOHADARVI TILL THE WHOLE METAL IS CONVERTED INTO A FINE POWDER.AND BURN IT
TILL RED HOT. AND ASH ADD TO HERBAL
8. PURIFIED MURCURY AND ORPIMENT
HERBAL- APAMARGA CURNA , ARANYA KARPASA , SUSHKPIPLITWAK
BHAWNA – NIMBU RASA ,KUMARI RASA , SATAVARI RASA
PUTA : LAVAKA PUTA , ARDHA GAJAPUTA ,AND GAJAPUTA 2-7 OR 10 PUTAS
APPARATUSES- KATAHAYANTA, MRTPATRA , SARVASAMPUTA
11. SANSKRIT: YASADA
ENGLISH : ZINC
HINDI : JASTA
LATIN : ZINCUM
CHEMICAL FORMULA : Zn
Sp.Gr. : 7.1
MELTING POINT : 429ᴼC.
BOILING POINT : 980ᴼC
VARIETIES :
RASAKA:
1)MRITIKA
2)PASANBHEDA
12. AVIALIABILITY : FOUND IN RAJASTHAN, BIHAR, M.P,ETC.
DRUGS: GODOUGDHA,CURNODKA,NIRGUNDI,SNUHI KSHIRA
METHOD: MELTING AND POURING INTO ABOVE LIQUID 7 -21 TIMES
DRUGS:PURIFIED PARADA, HARTALA, GANDHAKA, BHANGA
BHAVNA: KUMARI SWARASA
METHOD: FIRST CONVERTED TO FINE POWDER BY JARANA METHOD
BY HEATING IT AN OPEN IRON PAN WITH POWDER OF PRESCRIBED HERBAL
DRUGS AND RUBBING TILL THE METAL COMPLETELY REDUCE TO POWDER
7 -10 GAJPUTA
13. RASA : TIKTA , KATU ,KSARA ,
GUNA: SITA
KARMA: BALYA VIRYA BUDHI
EFFECT ON DOSHA :
KAPHA PITTAHRT
DOSE:60-120 MG
ANUPANA : MADHU , GUDUCHI SWARAS , TRIKATUKASAYA