TY - JOUR AU - Bhogan Madhuri*, AU - Sathe Ninad, PY - 2019/06/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) ANALYSIS OF ASHODHITA AND SHODHITA HARATAL JF - AYUSHDHARA JA - Ayushdhara VL - 5 IS - 1 SE - DO - UR - https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/360 SP - 1490-1495 AB - <p>In our classical texts, we find that <em>Shodhan</em> is defined as a process through which we attempt to remove impurities that may be present in any material of herbal or mineral origin. <em>Haratal </em>has been placed among the <em>Uprasavarga, </em>&amp; along with <em>Manashila </em>&amp; <em>Sankhiya </em>forms the <em>Mallavarga.</em> All these are highly toxic unless <em>Shodhan </em>is done. <em>Haratal shodhan </em>in our texts has been mentioned by subjecting it to <em>Swedana </em>in <em>Dola yantra</em>. The liquid medium being any, from the following i.e. <em>Kushmandaswarasa, Churnodak, Triphalakwathnimbuswarasa</em> etc., with the duration ranging from 1-2 <em>Prahar</em> (3 to 6 hrs). In the following study, <em>Ashudha haratal</em> was subjected to <em>Swedana</em> in <em>Churnodaka </em>for 2 <em>Prahar, i.e., </em>for 6 hr. Samples were collected of <em>Ashudha haratal, Shudha haratal, </em>and the <em>Churnodaka</em> left after completion of <em>Swedan</em>. XRF analysis of <em>Shudha</em> and <em>Ashudha haratal</em> show that elements like iron were completely removed or in case of antimony and silicon reduction, was noted. While traces of elements like iron, arsenic etc were noted in the XRF analysis of the <em>Churnodaka </em>that was collected after the <em>Shodhan</em> procedure. Since <em>Haratal</em> can be used in medicine/formulation after its purification, the current study has been undertaken to study the process of its purification (<em>Shodhan</em>).</p> ER -