X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OF SAMAGUNA BALIJARITA KAJJALI (BLACK SULPHIDE OF MERCURY)

In the system of Ayurveda, mercurial medicines are performing major role in the treatment of various diseases. Scholars also described Rasachikitsa as the best treatment. The Present work illustrates the chemical characteristics of Kajjali obtained by the well-defined processes in the Rasashastra text, which is prepared with the equal quantities of purified Parada and Gandhaka. X-Ray Diffraction is a technique for detecting the presence of diffraction peaks corresponding to various d-spacing and 2-Theta positions, which are characteristics of a given material. Kajjali analyzed using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) showed that, it contains strongest peaks of HgS (Metacinnabar) present at 2-Theta scale between 26.5, 30.5, 43.8, 51.8 degrees. The d-spacing of HgS were present at 3.4, 2.95, 2.08, 1.8 and the structural and chemical characteristics of the HgS found as cubic. The free S (Sulphur) also found 23, 27.8, 28.8, 30.0 degrees in 2-Theta scale. The d-spacing of Sulphur at 3.88, 3.33, 5.19, 3.13 and the structural and chemical characteristics of the Sulphur found as Orthorhombic.