1. Abhraka is a mineral known by various names like Gouriteja. It has ores like biotite, muscovite and is classified based on color and reaction to heat. 2. It is purified through a process called nirvapana where it is heated and immersed in liquids like kanji 7 times. 3. Further processing involves mixing it with herbs and drying it to obtain dhanyabhraka, which is then given bhavana with herbs and subjected to puta or heating in marana to obtain abhraka bhasma. 4. Abhraka bhasma has uses as a rasayana and in treating various diseases when given in specific

1. Abhraka ApÉëMü
Synonyms : Gouriteja, Gagana, Bahupatrakam, Kha, Antariksha
Ambara
Ores : Biotite , Paragonite, Lipidolite, Muscovite, Phlegophite
Types :
Based on Color : Krishna, Rakta, Peeta, Shweta.
Based on Reaction to heat : Pinaka, Naga, Manduka, Vajra
र र स ११/२

2. Grahyata :
स्निग्धं प्रुथुदलं वर्ण संयुक्तं भारतोऽस्धकम्
सुखस्िमोच्यपत्रं च तदभ्रं शनतमीररतम्
सचस्रिकं च स्कट्टाभं व्योम ि ग्रासयेिसः
Considerable:
Snigda, thick & heavy layers, easily separable layers
Not considerable :
Chandrikaryukta, kittayukta (mala)

3. Shodhana :
प्रतप्तं सप्तवरास्र् स्िस्िप्तं कास्जिके ऽभ्रकम्
स्िदोषं िायते िूिं फ्रस्िप्तं वाऽस्प गोिले
स्त्रफलाक्वास्थते चास्प गवां दुग्धे स्वशेषतः र र स
Procedure :
• Nirvapana technique is followed.
• Raw abhraka – heated till become red hot – immersed in
liquid media like Kanji or Gomutra or Triphala kwatha or
Godugda
• Repeat the same procedure for 7 times. – each time fresh liquid
is to be used

4. Dhanyabhraka :
पदांशशास्लसंयुक्तं मभ्रकं कं बलोदरे
स्त्ररात्रं नथापयेरिीरे तत् स्क्लरिं मदणयेद् िढम्
कम्बलाद्गास्लतं zsɤhÉÇ वालुकारस्ितजच यत्
तद्धरयाभ्रस्मस्त प्रोक्तमभ्रमारर्स्सद्धये र सा सं
Procedure :
• Sho abhraka + ¼ shalidhanya – pottali is prepared by kambala
cloth ( jute bag in case non availability)
• Pottali kept immersed in kanji for 3 days.
• Afterwards pottali is macerated well with force.
• Abharaka in the form of small particles will come out from
kambala
• Which is devode of valuka - collected & dried.

5. Marana :
धारयाभ्रं कासमदणनय रसेि पररमस्दणतम्
पुस्ितं दशवारेर् स्ियते िात्र संशयः र र स
Procedure :
• Dhanybhraka + kasamarda swarasa ----- bhavana process -----
chakria
• Samputikarana process – drying up of sharava
• Gajaputa
• Repeate same process for 10 times or till bhasma siddhi lakshana
shows +Ve
Dashaputi (10 ) to 1Shata puti ( 100 ) to treat disease
Sahasra puti (1000 ) as a Rasayana

6. Amrutikarana :
Ayurveda Prakash 2 chpt 138 sloka
Triphala kwatha 16 tola
Ghruta 6 tola
Abhraka bhasma 10 tola
Procedure :
Abhraka Bhasma + Ghruta + Triphala kwatha in iron vessel
Bharjana (fry it) – until only abhraka bhasma remains.

7. Lohitikarana :
• Raktavarga drvya bhavana - chakrika - samputikarana
Gajaputa
• Process adopted to attribute RED color to bhama which was lost
due to more number of puta (exposure to heat )
Bhasma siddhi lakshana :
अरुर् वर्ं, स्िश्चरि्कं , लोचिाजििसस्रिभं
Indication :
Rasayana, balya, medya, brmhana, netrya. pandu
prameha, vruna, kusta, pleeha, udarashoola, grahani,
Dose : 1 to 2 ratti

8. ADR : Moha, Mandagni, Visha, pandu,
pashwa, peeda, kusta, kshaya, shotha,
(सचस्रिकयुक्तमभ्रम् )
Treatment for ADR : uma phala (atasi beeja) trituration in water 3
days
Formulations : Arogyavardhini vati, Panchamruta parpati,
Yogndrarasa, Rasaraj rasa, Agnikumararasa