ANALYTICAL STUDY OF AYURVEDIC YOGA - KSHIRAMANDURA

In Parinamashoola (Peptic ulcer) Acharya Chakradatta mentioned Kshira mandura yoga which is prepared by taking 8palas (384 gm) of Mandura bhasma, 1 Adhaka (3 Kg 73 gm) of Gomutra and 1 Prastha(768 gm) of Dugdha are boiled and used with dose of 4 ratti (500mg). To establish Physical and Chemical factors present in Mandura before shodhana, after shodhana, after marana and in Kshira mandura by adopting Quantitative and Qualitative methods. Mandura was heated in burning charcoal (600-800 C o ). This is dipped in (5 lIters of Cow’s urine) sufficient quantity of Gomutra. It is repeated for 7times, till Mandura breaks properly. Purified Mandura was powdered then it is triturated with Triphala kashaya after wards Chakrikas were prepared and dried. To this 30 number of Gaja puta was given. Mandura Bhasma was prepared.To this Gomutra and Godugdha was added and Kshiramandura was prepared. When analyzed it containing 68.35% of Ferric oxide, 0.66% MgCO3, 1.32% CaC03.