%0 Journal Article
%T Chemical Characterization of an Ayurvedic Herbo-Mineral Formulation - Vasantakusum¨ˇkara Rasa: A Potential Tool for Quality Assurance
%A Arjun Singh
%A Bojja Sreedhar
%A Galib Ruknuddin
%A Kartar Singh Dhiman
%A Narayana Srikanth
%A Sarada Ota
%J Archive of "Ancient Science of Life".
%D 2017
%R 10.4103/asl.ASL_66_17
%X Herbo-mineral formulations of Ayurveda contain specified metals or minerals as composition, which have their beneficial effects on biological systems. These metals or minerals are transformed into non-toxic forms through meticulous procedures explained in Ayurveda. Though literature is available on quality aspects of such herbo-mineral formulations; contemporary science is raising concerns at regular intervals on such formulations. Thus, it becomes mandate to develop quality profiles of all formulations that contain metals or minerals in their composition. Considering this, it is planned to evaluate analytical profile of Vasantakusum¨ˇkara Rasa
%K Lead
%K mercury
%K Rasa Sindhura
%K Vasantakusum¨ˇkara Rasa
%K X-ray diffraction
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726188/