Pottali Kalpana: DR Raghuveer

Pottali kalpana
Dr Raghuveer
Dept of Rasashastra
KVG Ayurveda Medical College Sullia (D.K.)
[email protected]
Importance of Rasashastra
“Rasam adhikritam shastram Rasashastram”
• Subject dealing with mercury, allied substances and their therapeutics is
Rasashastra.
ALPAMATROPAYOGITVAAD ARUCHERAPRASANGATA: |
KSHIPRAMAAROGYADAAYITVAAD OUSHADHEBHYO ADHIKO RASA:||
• Rasa kalpas are popular during past and present because of lesser dosage
palatability and quickness in combating disease pathology.
NA DOSHANAAM NA ROGANAAM SAMYAGEVA PAREEKSHAANAAM |

NA DESHASYSA KALASYA KAARYAM RASA CIKITSITE ||
NIRUKTI
VISTAARITASYA VASTUNO ALPA

APIBHAVANAM POTTAM |
POTTALA LATI GRIHNAATI ITI POTTALI ||
Pottali = concise; minimise; compact;

IDEA BEHIND THE CONCEPTION OF POTTALI
Word pottali means to minimize, to concise

and to make compact.
• It can be defined as to collect
• scattered materials in to compact and
comprehensive size
• Otherwise the kalpana or the processing which
give compactness to scattered materials.
HISTORY
• 12th century
• Rasaratnakara 83 pottali kalpas
• Rasa prakasha sudhakara
• Rasayogasagara Vol-II
• Yogaratnakara
• Sharangadhara samhita
• Siddha bheshaja manimala
• Bhaishajya Ratnavali
• Rasa koumudi
• Rasakamadhenu
• Rasayana sara
DIFFERENT METHOD OF PREPARATION
1
• PUTAPAKA
2
• GANDHAKA DRAVA PAKA
3
• BHAVANA VIDHI
Contd…
• All Pottali preparation are not made in one
particular method, some are prepared by boiling a
midst liquefied Sulphur, while some are processed
through incineration and some more with bhavana
vidhi (trituration).
• The method of boiling amidst melted Sulphur was

introduced by Yashodhara in the context of vajra
pottali in around 13th cent.
• Again the author of Yogratnakara of 18th cent.
Described the method of preparing Hemagarbha
Pottali by boiling in melted Sulphur.
• Krishna Rama Bhatta, the author of Siddha

bheshaja Manimala, has also adopted the same
technique for this compound. The further writers
have preferred this method for the compounds
given by the previous authors wherever it is
possible.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Ingredients: Parada, Gandhaka, Lohadi varga
• Binding agents: Kumari swarasa, Babbula niryasa
• Shape: Pooga phala, Shikharakara
• Container: Loha patra, mrittika patra
• Cloth: Silk cloth
• Qty of sulphur for paka
• Nature of heat: indirect heat
• Yantra: Valuka yantra
Contd…
• Paka lakshana: Neelashyama varna, metallic

sound, and burning of silk cloth
• Paka kala: 1-8 hrs
• Paschat karma: polishing of pottali

PROCEDURE
POORVA KARMA
PRADHANA KARMA
PASCHAT KARMA
POORVA KARMA
Identification and collection of raw materials
Shodhana of raw materials
Preparation of kajjali
Arrangement of valuka yantra
collection of thread and silk cloth, mud pot
Firing apparatus
PREPARATION OF POTTALI
• Ingredients  kajjali  triturated with kumari
/ babbula niryasa  shikharakara / pooga
phala sadrusha  dried in shade to avoid
cracks  wrapped in silk cloth  pottali
PRADHANA KARMA
• PAAKA: stainless steel vessel  pottali is

suspended  kept in valuka yantra  shuddha
gandhaka is filled in stainless steel vessel
containing pottali  valuka yantra heated 
gandhaka liqifies and paka starts  level of
gandhaka should be maintained throughout the
procedure  observed for siddhi lakshana
PASCHAT KARMA
• After swangasheeta pottali is removed
• Gandhaka adhered to that pottali is scraped out
• Remove the silk cloth
• Polished with silk cloth
EXAMINATION OF FINAL PRODUCT
• Metallic sound
• Hard
• Lustre
• Colour – shyama varna
TEXT KALA POTTALI METHOD
Rasa Ratnakar 12th cent Ratnagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Sankhagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Rasendera Sangraha 13th cent. Taragarbha Pottali Putapaka(vartika)
Lokeshwar Pottali Putapaka
Hemagarbha Pottali Bhavana vidhi
Grahani kaparda Pottali Putapaka
HamsaPottali Bhavana vidhi
Rasa Prakash 13th cent. Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka
Suddhakar Hemgarbha Pottali(1) In bahudhara yantra
Hemharbha Pottali(2) In gajaputa
Vajra Pottali Gandhaka dravapaka
Rajamrungaka Pottali Putapaka
Loknath Pottali By only Parada and
Rasa Pottali Gandhaka with
different method.
Rasa Ratna 14th cent. Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka
Samuchya Pottalli rasa Putapaka
Visesh varna Pottali Putapaka
Hemagarbha Pottali Vartika, gajaputa
Gandhaka marda Pottali1 Bhavana vidhi
Gandhaka marada Pottali2 Bhavana vidhi
Rasendera 14th cent. Ratnagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Chudamani Hams Pottali Bhavana vidhi
Rasa Chintamani 14th cent. Lokesh Pottali Putapaka
Laghu Pottali Putapaka
Kanchana Pottali Putapaka
Shanka Pottali Putapaka
Hiranyagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Rasa Kankaliya 14th cent. Kanka Pottali rasa Putapaka
Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka
Loknatha Pottali Putapaka
Shankhagarbha Pottali Putapaka
HiranyagarbhaPottali’ Putapaka
Rasavatara 14th cent. Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka
Ratnagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Loknath Pottali Putapaka
Sharangdhar Samhita 14th cent. Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka
Hemgarbha Pottali1 Kapardapurana
Hemgarbha Pottali 2 putapaka
Kapardapoorna,
putapaka
Rasa Koumudi 16th cent. Ratnagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Shankagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Rasa Kamdhenu 17th cent. Ratna garbha Pottali Putapaka
Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka
Hemgarbha 1 Putapaka
Hemgarbha 2 Putapaka
Lokeshwara Pottali Putapaka
Loknath Pottali Putapaka
Shankhgarbha Pottali Putapaka
Yogratnakara 18th cent. Ratnagarbha Pottali Gajaputa in mud pot

Lokeshwara Pottali Varahaputa in mud pot
Hemgarbha 1 Gajaputa
Hemgarbha 2 Sikatayantra paka
Hemgarbha 3 Paka in bhugarta
Hemgarbha 4 Gandhaka drava paka
Bhaishajya Ratnavali 18th cent. Ratnagarbha Pottali Kaparda poorana gajaputra

Likeshwara Pottali Kaparda poorana gajaputa
HamsgarbhaPottali Putapaka
Hemgarbha pottalli Kaparda poorana gajaputa
Bhruhat yoga 18th cent. Ratnagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Tarangani Lokeshwara Pottali Kapardapoorna, puta
Nighantu Ratnakara 19th cent. Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka
Ratnagarbha Pottali Putapaka
Loknath Pottali Kapardapuranaputapaka
Shankgarbha Pottali 1 Kapardapuranaputapaka
Shankagarbha Pottali2 Kapardapuranaputapaka
Hemgarbha Pottali1 Kapardapoorna, gajaputa
Hemgarbha Pottali2 Kapardapoorna, gajaputa
Rasayana Sangraha 19th cent. Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka

Ratnagarbha Pottali Kapardapoorna,gajaputa
Hams Pottali Bhavana vidhi
Shankgarbha Pottali Putapaka
Sidha Bheshaja 19th cent. Hemgarbha Pottali Gandhaka dravapaka
Manimala Retorodhana Pottali Paka in dugdha
NetraPottali
Rasayana Sara 20th cent. Netra Pottali
Hemgarbha Pottali Kapardapoorna,Gajaputa
Swaranagarbha Pottali Gandhaka drava paka
TEXT POTTALI METHOD
Rasayoga Sagara Ratnagarbha Pottali Varatikapoorna, gajaputa
Shankhgarbha Pottali Putapaka
Loknath potttali Putapaka
Hams Pottali Bhavana vidhi
Gandhakadi Pottali rasa Bhavana vidhi
Retrodhan Pottali rasa Paka in dugdha
Narshimha Pottali rasa Vrantikapuranapaka
Vikranta Pottali rasa Gandhaka drava paka
Kanka Pottali Kapardapoorna, gajaputa
Kaparda Pottali rasa Lavanayantra paka
Kashyape Pottali rasa Kapardapoorna, gajaputa
Panchamrita Pottali Paka in laghuputa
Muktagarbha Pottali Kapardapoorna, gajaputa
Mrungaka Pottali Lavanayantra paka
Vajragarbha Pottali Kapardapoorna,
Sankhagarbha Pottali Bhudharputa
Hiranya garbha Pottali Gajaputa pka
Hemgarbha Pottali (14 type) Bhudharapaka
Rasagarbha Pottali 1 Putapaka
Rasagarbha Pottali 3 Bhavanavidhi
Significance - Positive aspects
• Easy to administrate drug
• Life saving remedy
• Helps to tackle the acute condition
• Long shelf life
• Absorbs even from the tongue
• Easy to handle
Significance - Negetive aspects
• Scarcity of Classical reference or research
data.
• Occult preparation method
• Administration method is also not revealed.
• Market is not demanding hence not using
often.
INDICATIONS
• Kasa
• Shwasa
• Prameha
• Shukra dushti
• Pradara
• Rajayakshma
• Grahani
• Mootrakrichra
• Mootradaha
• Jwara
ANUPANA
• Breast milk
• Honey
• Jeeraka
• Poogaphala twak churna
• Ardraka swarasa
• Dronapushpi swarasa or kwatha
• Bhunimba kwatha
• Laaja
MODE OF ADMINISTRATION OF POTTALI
• Pottali which are having gutikakara should be rubbed

over a scratch stone for desire number of rotation by
applying ghrita or madhu and whole paste is
administerd orally.
1. In Rasaamruta text, the author has told to rub the
Pottali with ardraka rasa or Nagavalli swarasa.
2. Hiranyagarbha Pottali is administered by rubbing this
Pottali over a hole made in talu pradesh of patient or
its powder is administered in the form of pradhamana
nasya.
PATHYA AND APATHYA DURING POTTALI
SEVANA KALA
• In the text of Rasa Kamdhenu, the author has mention

the pathya, apathy ahara and vihara and also has
mentioned treatments if any complications arise
during Pottali sevana.
• PATHA- Ghrita, Dadhi, Sali rice, Saka sevana
without adding hingu etc.
• APATHYA- Amladravyas, Taila, Bilva, Kanji,
Kakarashtakaghana dravyas, Ratrijagrana,
Strisevana, krodha etc.
Thank you

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Pottali kalpana

NA DOSHANAAM NA ROGANAAM SAMYAGEVA PAREEKSHAANAAM |

VISTAARITASYA VASTUNO ALPA

Pottali = concise; minimise; compact;

Word pottali means to minimize, to concise

• The method of boiling amidst melted Sulphur was

• Krishna Rama Bhatta, the author of Siddha

• Paka lakshana: Neelashyama varna, metallic

• Paka kala: 1-8 hrs

• Paschat karma: polishing of pottali

• PAAKA: stainless steel vessel  pottali is

Yogratnakara 18th cent. Ratnagarbha Pottali Gajaputa in mud pot

Bhaishajya Ratnavali 18th cent. Ratnagarbha Pottali Kaparda poorana gajaputra

Rasayana Sangraha 19th cent. Mrungaka Pottali Putapaka

• Pottali which are having gutikakara should be rubbed

• In the text of Rasa Kamdhenu, the author has mention

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