Sasyaka

1. SASYAKA/TUTTHA
(BLUE VITRIOL)
Dr.Saranya Sasi
Assistant Professor
PG Department of RSBK SSRAMC & H Inchal Belgaum Karnataka

2. INTRODUCTION
 6th mineral drug in maharasa group
 Chemically identified as Copper sulphate
 Also known as cupric sulphate with chemical formula CuSO4
 Also called as blue vitriol & blue stone
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3. VERNACULAR NAMES
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 Sanskrit : Tutthaka, sasyaka, shikhigriva, shulvasara,
tamragarbha, mayurakam, tutthanjana
 Hindi : Tutiya
 English : Blue vitriol, Copper vitriol, blue stone

4. OCCURRENCE
• Natural occurrence of tuttha, in abundance, is uncommon
• In little amount near copper mines in Rajasthan, MP & Jharkhand
• In Abroad
Germany, Sweden, Spain, France, UK
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5. MINERALOGICAL IDENTIFICATION
Identified as : Blue vitriol/Blue stone
Chemical Name : Copper Sulphate
Chemical Formula : CuSO4
Colour : Deep bluish & opaque
Solubility : Easily soluble in water
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6. HISTORY
• Reference about shilajatu can be traced from Samhita period
• Mentioned in many places of charaka as amritasanga
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7. तुत्थं तु तुत्थकं तुत्थाञ्जनञ्चापि मयूरकम् ।
सस्यकं ताम्रगर्भ्रञ्च पिपिग्रीवञ्च तन्मतम् ॥ (RT 21/71)
SYNONYMS
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8. TYPES
 Depending on the availability of the mineral
1. Swaabhavika tuttha (Natural)
2. Krittrima tuttha (Artificial)
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9. GRAAHYA SWAROOPA
पिपिकण्ठसमच्छायं गुरु पस्नग्धं महोज्जज्जवलम् ।
तुत्थकं िस्यते पवज्ञैरन्यद्धीनगुणं मतम् ॥ (RT 21/72)
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Tuttha has blue colour like the neck of peacock, heavy, smooth
& shiny

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NIRMALEEKARANA
सुचूपणरतं तुत्थकं तु दितोलकसंपमतम् ।
पििेदत्युष्णसपलले िञ्चतोलकसंपमते ॥
तत: सारकित्रेण सारयेद्वाससाथवा ।
साररतं सपललं पवज्ञ: काचिात्रतलपस्थतम् ॥
तावत्संस्थाियेद्यावन्नैपत तत्कणरुिताम् ।
एवं कणत्वमािान्नं तुत्थं िुद्धयै पनयोजयेत् ॥ (RT 21/73-75)

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Fine powder of ashudha tuttha (1p)  dissolve in hot water (½ P)
 Filter  keep undisturbed till the deposition of crystals at the
bottom of vessel  nirmaleekarana

12. SHODHANA NECESSITY
वापन्त र्भ्ापन्तमिुद्धं तत्कुरुते िोपधतं िुभम् । (Ayu.Pra 4/39)
Administration of ashudha tuttha causes severe vomiting &
giddiness
Therefore, it is most essential to do shodhana before using it for
therapeutically
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13. SHODHANA
तुथं पवचूण्यर िल्वे नवपनम्बुकोत्थवारा।
िररिेषयेद् पद्वयामं रसतन्त्रकमरपवज्ञ: ॥ (RT 21/106)
Nimbu swarasa bhavana for 2 yaama
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14. SHUDHA TUTTHA LAKSHANA
वापन्तर्भ्ान्ती यदा न स्तस्तदा िुपद्धं पवपनपदरिेत् । (R.Ci 7/101)
The primary symptom of Sudha tuttha is that, it should not cause
vomiting & giddiness when administered
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15. MAARANA
िलोपन्मतं तुत्थकं तु गन्धकन्तु िलाद्धरकम् ।
िरावसंिुटे न्यस्य मृदा च िररलेियेत् ॥
िुटत्रयं प्रदातव्यं स्वल्िैरेव वनोत्िलै: ।
तुत्थकं मृपतमाप्नोपत वापन्तर्भ्ान्त्यापदवपजरतम् ॥ (RT 21/125-126)
1 pala(48gms) Sudha tuttha + ½ pala (24gms) shudha
gandhaka  sharava samputa  1 laghu puta × 3
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16. BHASMA PROPERTIES
तुत्थकं लेिनं भेपद कषायं मधुरं लघु ।
कृपमघ्नमथ चिुष्यं मेहमेदोहरं िरम् ॥
कफपित्तहरं बल्यं िूलह्रत्कुष्ठनािनम् ।
पित्रािहं त्वम्लपित्तहरं चैव रसायनम् ॥
तुत्थं सङ्कोचनकरं नाडीनां बलकृत् िरम् ।
त्वग्दोषिमनं कामं पविेषाद्रुपचरं मतम् ॥ (RT 21/127 – 29)
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Rasa – Kashaya, Madhura
Guna – Laghu
Doshaghnata – kapha , pittahara
Karma – Lekhana. Bhedi, krimighna, chakshukhya, balya,
rasayana

18. THERAPEUTIC UTILITY
• Ashudha Tuttha : induces vomiting,so is useful as
voshagna or garavishagna
• Shudha Tuttha : Useful in curing phiranga, upadamsha,
netraroga, kushta, tvak dosha, vrana,
visha dosha, krimi
• Tuttha Bhasma : lekhana, bhedana, rasayana, balya
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19. MATRA
1/8th – ¼ th Ratti (15 to 30mgs)
गुञ्जाष्टमांितो गुञ्जिापदकं तुत्थकं मृतम् ।
तत्तद्भेषजयोगेन वीतिङ्क: प्रयोजयेत् ॥ (RT 21/130)
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ANUPANA
Nimbu swarasa, Dugdha

20. ASHUDHA TUTTHA SEVANAJANYA DOSHA &
UPAAYA SHANTI
जम्बीररसमादाय य: पिबेच्च पदनत्रयम् ।
तस्य तुत्थकिापन्तस्यात्त्तद्वल्लाजेन वाररणा ॥ (Br.R.Ra.Su)
Administration of ashudha tuttha/Ashudha tuttha bhasma/shudha
tuttha cause vomiting & giddiness, the person is admintered with
jambira nimbu rasa or lajamnada for 3 days
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21. पनम्बुद्रवाल्िटङ्काभयां मूषामध्ये पनरुध्य च ।
ताम्ररुिं िररध्मातं सत्वं मुञ्चपत सस्यकम् ॥ (RRS 2/134)
shudha tuttha (1p) + shudha tankana ( ¼th )  nimbu rasa 
bhavana  dried  andhamusha  teevragni  satva (Cu)
SATVAPAATANA
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22. COMPOUND FORMULATION
• Jatyadi Taila
• Jaatyadi ghrita
• Shikhigrivadi varti
• Tutthamrita malahara
• Tutthokadaya vati
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TUTTHAKA DRAVA - MOP
पद्वगुञ्जतश्चतुगुरञ्जं तुत्थकं पनमरलीकृतम् ।
िररस्रुते तु सपलले िञ्चतोलसंकपमते ।
पनपििेदथ पवज्ञाय तुत्थकं सवरथा द्रुतम् ।
तुत्थद्रावं प्रयुञ्जीत रसतन्त्रपवचिण ॥ (RT 21/78-79)

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Nirmaleekrita tuttha( 2- 4 ratti – 250mgs-500mgs)  fine
powder + boiled water (5 tola – 60ml)  mixed  dissolves 
clear liquid  tuttha dravaka

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PREVIOUSLY ASKED QUESTIONS(RGUHS)
Long Essays
1.Name the maharasa. Explain synonyms, grahya agrahya
lakshana, shodhana marana & therapeutic uses of sasyaka
Short Essays
1.Source, grahya lakshana, shodhana & uses of sasyaka

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Short Answers
1. Sasyaka shodhana vidhi
2. Chemical composition of sasyaka