title: Pharmaceutical study of Triguna and Shadguna Balijarita Makaradhwaja.
abstract: Makaradhwaja is a herbo-minaral drug prepared by Kupipakwa method. In the present study Makaradhwaja was prepared by Triguna and Shadguna Balijarana using Ashtasamskarita Parada. Total five batches of Triguna Makaradhwaja (TM) were prepared by taking 330 g of Kajjali in each batch, average product obtained was 29.12 g. In the preparation of Shadguna Makaradhwaja (SM) too, five batches were prepared, taking 250 g of Kajjali, average product obtained was 16.8 g. The average time taken for flame in TM was 3.01 h and that in SM was 4.58 h. Kupipaka was carried out for 18 and 36 h in TM and SM, respectively. Inductive Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICPOES) revealed the presence of 7.2976 ppm gold in TM, whereas 663.14 ppm in SM.
authors.affiliation: PhD Scholar, Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana including Drug Research, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Shraddha N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Dhundi
authors.forename: Biswajyoti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patgiri
authors.forename: Pradeep Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Prajapati
authors.forename: Vinay J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
keywords: Ashtasamskarita Parada; Balijarana; Makaradhwaja; Murcchana; Parada