CHARACTERIZATION OF KAJJALI AND RASA SINDURA BASED AMA-VATARI VATIKA
Compound of mercury and sulphur are added in ayurvedic formulations in mainly two forms viz. Kajjali and Rasasindura. Rasa-sindura has been proved to be more safe and potent than kajjali in various studies probably due to zero possibility of free mercury and parada gandhak -jarana, believed to enhance its activity hundred times. Aam-vatari -vatika formulation of Rasendra sara sanghrah is most commonly applied medicine for Aamvata. Both kajjali and rasa-sindura based ama-vatari vatika prepared and analyzed on both ayurvedic as well as modern sophisticated instrumentation. In the present study characterization of both sample A & B has been done using techniques like FTIR, ICP, PSA, and elemental analysis along with LOD, Acid insoluble ash, Water soluble ash, pH value has been reported