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    Gauripashana is a form of arsenic trioxide used in Ayurveda. It has several Sanskrit synonyms and comes in white, yellow, and red varieties. It is purified through processes involving herbs like karavella fruit. It is made into a fine powder through heating on a plate with ivory. Gauripashana has properties like reducing vata and kapha doshas, and is used to treat conditions like cough, fever, joint pain, and skin diseases. The typical dose ranges from 1/120 to 1/30 of a ratti. It is formulated into preparations like Mallasindoora and Samirapannagarasa.

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    Gauripashana is a form of arsenic trioxide used in Ayurveda. It has several Sanskrit synonyms and comes in white, yellow, and red varieties. It is purified through processes involving herbs like karavella fruit. It is made into a fine powder through heating on a plate with ivory. Gauripashana has properties like reducing vata and kapha doshas, and is used to treat conditions like cough, fever, joint pain, and skin diseases. The typical dose ranges from 1/120 to 1/30 of a ratti. It is formulated into preparations like Mallasindoora and Samirapannagarasa.

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    GAURIPASHANA

    Vernacular names
     Hindi – Mall,Somal,Sankhiya
     Telungu – Pashanam
     Tamil,Mal – Pashaanam
     Kannada – Pasana

     English – Vitreous arsenic / Rat poison


     Latin – Arsenic oxide
    SYNONYMS
     Sankhamusha,Darumusha, Sankhavisha,
    Darumusham, Darumocha,Mallaka,
    Phenasma, Somala,Sambala,Akhupashaana
    [R.T]

     Vikata, Hatachurnaka [R.R.S]


    Varieties
     गौरीपाषाणकःपीतोविकटोहतचूर्णकः।
    स्फटिकाभश्चशङ्खाभोहरिद्राभस्त्रयःस्मृताः I [R.R.S]

     Sphatikabha,Sankhabha,Haridrabha

     Sweta-Like sankha – Artificial


    Pita-Like dadima – Natural [Ay.Pr]

     Sweta – Artificial
    Raktha- Natural [R.T,Yo.Ra]

     Sphatikabha is the best variety.


    Sodhana
     पूर्वंपूर्वंगुणैःश्रेष्ठःकारवल्लीफलेक्षिपेत्।
    स्वेदयेद्धण्डिकामध्येशुद्धोभवतिमूषकः। [R.R.S]
     Swedana amidst karavellaphala.

     Media-Water,Karavellaswarasa [2 yama],
    Meghanadarasa[1 day], Ajadugdha[1 day / 2
    yama] , Godugdha,Tankana jala[1 yama]
    Marana vidhi
     Suryakshara spread over an earthen plate.

     Ivory powder spread on it and that is heated till


    the fumes are exhausted and the mixture is
    powdered.

     20 gms of the powder placed on an earthen


    plate & 10 gms of pashana placed over it &
    subjected to puta. [R.T]
    Satwapatana
     तालवद्ग्राहयेत्सत्त्वंशुद्धंशुभ्रंप्रयोजयेत्। [R.R.S]

     Colour of bhasma & satwa – white


    Pharmacologic properties &therapeutic
    uses
     रसबन्धकरःस्निग्धोदोषघ्नोरसवीर्यकृ त्। [R.R.S]

     Kaphavaatahara,snigdha,rasaviryakrt,
    Vrichikavrana,swasa,slipadajwara,
    sandhivata,vishamajwara,pandu,
    yakshma,hritsoola,atisara

    On ext application ,has alkali like effect on the


    body & causes sopha ,santapa& saithilya
    Dose
     आरभ्य दशमांशातु सर्षपस्य प्रयत्नत
    त्रुतीयभागपर्यन्तम् मात्रां मल्लस्य योजयेत्
    [R.T]

    1/10 Sarshapa-1/3 sarshapa

     1/120 ratti-1/30 ratti [1-4 mg]


    Matra nirman vidhi
     Malla is first grounded with ardraka swarasa
    added with maricha choorna in 1:100 ratio
     Mixing done thoroughly &pills of 100mg size
    in which 1 mg pashana comes in each pill.
     Fatal dose is 1 ratti
    Yogas
     Mallasindoora

     Samirapannagarasa

     Chandeswara rasa
    Amayikaprayoga
     With vasa satwa & kantakaarichoorna-
    Swasa
     With guduchi &arkamoolachoorna-
    slipadajwara
     With sunti &punarnava choorna-
    vatarakta
     With lohabhasma & rasa sindoora-
    rajayakshma
    Mineralological description
     Arsenic trioxide can be generated via many routine
    processing of arsenic compounds including the oxidation
    (combustion) of arsenic and arsenic-containing minerals in air

     Large scale applications include its use as a precursor to


    forestry products, in colorless glass production, and in
    electronics. Being the main compound of arsenic, the trioxide
    is the precursor to elemental arsenic, arsenic alloys, and
    arsenide semiconductors. Organoarsenic compounds, e.g.
    feed additives (Roxarsone) and pharmaceuticals (
    Neosalvarsan), are derived from arsenic trioxide
     Crystallisation-Hexagonal,
    scalenoheadral
     Colour-tin white,tarnishes quickly to grey
     Lusture-submetallic on fresh surfaces
     Streak- white
     Diaphaneity – opaque
     Cleavaga –one direction,distinct
     Fracture- uneven
     Elasticity –brittle
     Hardness-3.5
     Sp.gravity-5.63
     Alteration-the black tarnish which results from
    exposure is a mixture of arsenic & arsenolite.
     Occurrence & mineral association-In
    hydrothermal veins.Associated minerals
    include ores of silver,cobalt&
    nickel,arsenolite ,realgar etc
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