Synthesis and Characterization of Lohabhasmaby Infrared Spectroscopy

Abstract

Ayurvedic system of medicine includes an important class of drugs of mineral origin under which there is a subclass known as ayurvedic bhasmas. These are derived from metals like gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, supreme medicines due to their extraordinary medicinal properties. However, according to modern science, heavy metals referred to above are difficult to absorb at cellular levels and therefore are toxic and harmful to human bodies. As against this, according to Ayurveda, all these elements, after ayurvedic processes of bhasmikarana, not only lose their toxicity but miraculous medicinal properties are induced when they are transformed into what is called as bhasma state. In an attempt to elucidate the exact nature of this bhasma state, we found that a genuine Ayurveda bhasma possesses two characteristics: (i) extremely tiny particle size, tending to nano level of the order of 20-90 nm and (ii) attachment of organic components to these nanosized bhasma particles. These findings are expected to be useful to throw light on the medicinal potential of ayurvedic bhasma. From this viewpoint, this work is concerned with the analysis and study of samples of lohabhasma by Infrared spectroscopy method