an ayurvedic preparation

1. MASĪ KALPANA

2. • In masi kalpana,the process of agni samskarana is
carried out on the selected medicinal drugs to the extent
of getting them in carbonised form
• These preparations are meant majnly for external use
• The drugs selected for masī kalpana can be plant
,animal,or mineral origin
• The first classical reference for masī kalpana are ‘
hastidanta masī’ and 'krishnasarpa masī’ found in
sushruta samhita chikitsa sthana

3. Method of preparation
• Genarally two methods are used
1. Closed method
2. Open method
Closed method
• The selected drug should be finely powdered amd placed in a sharava
• Sandhi bandhana is done with another sharava
• After it dries it is subjected to puta.
• Puta is chosen as per the hardness of the drug
• After self cool the product is collected and triturated to homegenous
mixture using a khalva yantra and is preserved
• Eg : hasti danta masi

4. Open method
• The selected drug is finely powdered
• They are roasted in an open pan with frequent stirring until it
turns to black powder
• This black powder is again taken in khalva yantra and
triturated to obtain fine homogenous powder.
• Eg : triphala masi
Masi kalpana has infinite shelf life but it has to be stored in
airtight container preventing its exposure to the atmospheric
conditions

5. Examples
1. Triphala masi
2. Hastidanta masi
3. Krishnasarpa masi
Triphala masi

6. • Triphala masi is externally applied in case of upadamshaja vrana
along with honey
• It is also used for danta dhavana along with common Salt
Hasti danta masi
• It is used in case of khalitya,phalitya,indralupta and romakshata
Krishna sarpa masi
• Varaha puta is given
• This bhasma is added with same quantity of bhibitaka taila Or
bakuchi taila and the paste is applied Over affected parts in all
types of switra roga and kushta roga

7. Thank you..
Reference: Textbook of bhaishajya kalpana
vijnana (Dr.Ravindra Angadi)