“Swarna Bhasma”
Swarna bhasma is calx (incinerated ash) of purified gold processed in juices and extracts of specified plant / plant parts.

Description:
Color varies reddish brown to violet (depending upon
method of manufacture)
• Odor faint

Identification:
Test for gold positive

Particle size:
100% powder passes through 120 mesh (125 mm)

Total ash:
NLT 92 %

Weight loss on drying:
NMT 0.25 %

Ayurvedic specifications:
• Lusterless (Nischandrica)
• Fine enough to enter crevices of finger (Rekhapurnatva)
• Floats on water (Varitara)
• Smokeless (Nirdhoom)
• Tasteless (Niswadu)
• Irreversible (Apunar bhav)

Test for heavy/toxic metals:  
• Lead  <10.0 ppm
• Cadmium <0.30 ppm
• Mercury  <1.00 ppm
• Arsenic    <10.0 ppm
 
Important Therapeutic Uses:
• Diseases of skin (Kustha)
• Mania (Unmada)
• Tuberculosis (Rajayaksma)
• Senility (Jara)
• Poison (Visa)
• Aphrodisiac (Vajikara)
• Brain tonic (Medhya)
• Memory enhancer (Smrti Vardhaka)
 

 
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