Parada Murcchana & Rasa

kalpas- Kharliya & Parpati

DR. DIMPAL ZAMBARE

RASA-SHASTRA P.G.
 MURCCHANA

 Murcchana is the important process of mercury

through which

 its toxic effects are minimised

 its rsayana & therapeutic effects are raised to

the great extent.
Cont………………..

 तत्तद्विद्विप्रभेदेन रसस्याव्यद्वभचररत:।
व्याद्विघतकता यस्यात् सा मता मुर्च्छना बुिै:।
र.त.६/१

 अथाव्याद्वभचाररत व्याद्विघातकत्वं मुर्च्छना ।

आ.प्र.१/३७

 Murcchana is the process in which mercurial compounds

develop definite vyadhighatakatva property or potency
Cont…………….

 In this mercury with or without sulphur converts in such

a suitable compound, from which it could be used
internally in body for curing diseases even without being
reduced /converted to ashes.

 Through this process mercury & mercurial compounds

should develop definite disease curing capacity & after
murcchana mercury may not return to its original form.
 Types of murcchana

 द्वनर्छन्धा सर्न्धाच मुर्च्छना द्विद्वििा मता ।

द्वनर्ंन्धा र्न्धरद्विता सर्न्धा र्न्ध संयुता ॥
र. त.६/२

Murcchana

Sagandha Nirgandha
 Sagandha Murcchana

 Murchhana done by adding Gandhaka in different

amount.

 More common & popular.

 Easy to Prepare

 When used internally it does not produce any toxic

effect.

 eg,. Kajjali, Parpati, Rasa sindoora, Makaradhwaja

etc.
 Nirgandha Murcchana

 In this type no sulphur is used with mercury.

 Hg made murchhit with Tuttha,Kasisa, Sphatika

,Lavana etc.

 Not common & toxic if used for long time.

 Hence should be used with care.

 eg. Rasa Pushpa, Rasa Karpoor, Mughdharasa

 Types of sagandha murcchana

 सर्न्धा मू र्छना द्वि अत्र रसतन्त्रद्विचक्षणौ: ।

अन्तिूछमबद्वििूछम भेदेनाद्वि द्वििा मता ॥
र.तं .6/4

 सर्न्धा तु बद्वििूछ मान्तिूछ मद्वनिूछ मस्त्रिद्वििा । द्वत्रद्वििा अद्वि केिलं

र्न्धद्विद्विर्न्धबद्धर्न्धजीणछरसर्न्धकज्जलीिातुद्विद्विभेदेन िञ्चिा
॥िातुद्विद्विश्च कनकरजतशुल्बघनसत्वकालायसप्रभे दै: िञ्चिा ।
आ.प्र.1/137
 Sagandha Murcchana

on basis of presence/ on basis of form

absence of fumes
during preparation
i. Gandhapisti
ii. Gandhabaddha
i. Nirdhum iii. Gandhajirna
ii. Antardhum iv. Gandhakajjali
iii. Bahirdhum v. Dhatupisti
1. Antardhoom-
Glass bottle placed in valuka Yantra & corked before
giving agni.

2.Bahirdhoom-
Corked when all vapours of gandhaka comes out
it is common in use. eg.Makardhwaja,rasasindoora

3.Nirdhoom-
Heat is not given. Eg.Kajjali
1 .Gandhapisti - kajjali
2.Gandhabaddha - rasaparpati
3.Gandhajirna - rasasindoora
4.Rasagandhakajjali
5.Dhatupishti— 1.Swarnapisti
2.Rajatpisti
3.Tamrapisti
4.Abhraksatwapisti
5.Kantalohapisti
Difference between Murchhana & Murchhan

Murchhana Murchhan
•Produces disease
• It is 3rd samskara of
curing property in
mercury amongst
mercury.
ashtadasha samskaras.
•It makes Hg safe to
•Hg become Nasta pista
ingest.
with various medicine.
•Different types –
•Naga & Vanga dosas are
nirgandha, sagandha,
removed with this
agni, angni
procedure
 RASA KALPAS

 Mercury is never used individually for internal

administration, because it is in a liquid form & in such
state its not absorbed well.

 To bring about therapeutic qualities, it is used after

processing alongwith other drugs like sulphur often &
those other than sulphur in rare cases when form of
mercury changes.

 Basing on the process adopted in preparation &

sometimes shape or form of end-product, nomenclature
is fixed to mercurial medicines.
 RASA KALPAS

Kharaliya Parpati Pottali Kupipakva

rasayana rasayana
 Kharaliya Rasayana

 Mercury ground alongwith other drugs in a khalva yantra

hence the name kharaliya rasayana.

 Most widely and frequently used in therapeutics

 Can be Sagandha or Nirgandha

 Apparatus needed – Khalvayantra

 Kajjali, Mugdharasa, Vasanthakusumakararasa,

Mritunjayarasa, Arogyavardhinirasa etc.
 Method of preparation

• Purification of mercury & sulphur

• Preparation of kajjali

• Making powder of herbal drugs

• Mixing both kajjali & herbal powder

• Tituration with herbal juices

• Transformation into dosage form

( can be transformed into the form of pills, tablets, capsules
etc.)
 Significance of kharaliya rasayana

 It prolong shelf life of herbal formulations

 Enhance therapeutic efficacy

 Decrease the dosage

 Decrease the duration of treatment

 PARPATI

 Parpati means flakes

 The name is derived from the method by which flakes
of compound obtained.
 Sanskrita : Parpata
Telgu : Appadam
Malayalam, Tamil , Kannada : Appalam
 As per size the terms used are
Big size : Parpata
Medium : Parpati
Small : Parpatika
 Method of preparation

 Nagarjuna in 8th century ,mentioned for the first

time , preparation of parpati in his Rasendra-
mangala.

 During 11th century, the preparation of parpati

was recorded by cakrapani in cakradutta :

रसििछद्विका ख्याता द्वनबद्धा चक्रिाद्वणना ।

 यु क्त्या कज्जद्वलकां द्वििाय द्विबु िस्ां लोिदाव्यां द्वक्षिे त् ।
द्वनद्वदछिै: खलु कोद्वकलै श्च दिनं प्रज्वाल्य दिी न्यसेत्॥
सूतं िङ्कसमं द्विलाप्य रुद्वचरं िाकद्वक्रयाकोद्विदा: ।
शीघ्रं र्ोमयसंस्त्रथथते तु कदलीित्रे ततो द्वनद्वक्षिेत् ॥
द्वनद्वक्षप्तमात्रं कदलीिलाशैरार्च्ादयेव्दै सुद्वचरं रसज्ञ: ।
यस्माद्वदयं ििछितु ल्यरुिा तस्मान्मता ििछिकाद्वभिेया ॥

र.तं .6/135-137
Procedure
Melt kajjali in a Ghee smeared iron darvi

Prepare a platform with cow dung

Put Kadali patra smeared with ghee over it

Pour the melted Kajjali over it

Cover it with another kadali pathra

Apply pressure with cow dung pottali

 Kadalee patra :

• It is big, thin & it does not tear when ghrita is applied

to it
• Medium to absorb gopitta within the cow dung
• Prevents direct contact of parpati with cow dung
 Cow dung :

• It forms the platform

• Gopitta present in cow-dung is absorbed into parpati
 Action of parpati

 Parpati preaparation possess the hot potency & thus

stimulate appetite and improve digestion.

 Because of these properties it stokes the agni and

mitigates ama, the toxic metabolites in GIT
(mahasrotasa)

 Parpati preparations are commonly used in diseases

caused by ama in gut like anorexia, colitis, gout, piles,
diarrhoea, dysentry, bronchial asthama etc.
 Pakas of parpati

मृदु: मध्य: खर: च इद्वत िाको अत्र द्वत्रद्विि: स्मृत: ।

आद्यौ प्रयोजयेत् िैद्य: खरन्तु द्विषित्यजेत् ॥
र.तं.6/139

Mrudu paka
Madhyam paka Therapeutic use

Khara paka Poison , Discarded

 Pakas of parpati

मृदुिाके न भंर्: स्यात्तत्सारल्यश्च मध्यमे ।

ियो: सचस्त्रिकं कार्ष्ण्छ खरे चूणाछ श्च लोद्वितम् ॥
र.तं.6/139

• Flakes are soft

MRUDU
• Bent easily
• Brittle on breaking
Madhym • Lusture of peacock’s
neck in broken place
• Powder
Khara
• Slightly red in colour
 RASA PARPATI

Ref. :RASA TARANGINI

INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Hingulotha Parada 1 Part
Shuddha Gandhaka 1 Part
 DOSE :
 1 Ratti(125 mg) once daily

 Vardhamana Prayoga
1 Ratti

10 Ratti (continue till the disease subsides)

1 Ratti
 Indications :

जीणछज्वरं च ग्रिणी तथातीसारमेि च

िाण्डु रोर्ं िद्विमाद्यं यकृत्प्लीिजलोदरान्
एिमादीन् र्दान्हस्त्रन्त सेद्वित रसििछिी।
रसामॄतम्1/29
 Jirna jwara
 Grahani
 Atisara
 Pandu roga
 Anorexia
 Yakrutodara, plihodara, jalodara
 LAUHA PARPATI

Ref. : B.R.-sangrahani
INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Hingulotha Parada 1 Part
Shuddha Gandhaka 1 Part
Kantalauha bhasma 1 Part

 DOSE :
 1 to 2 ratti
 Vardhamana kalpa :
1 ratti

inc. 1 ratti daily for 7 to 14 days

1 ratti
 Indications :
सूद्वतकाया ज्वरे जीणे ग्रिण्ां िाण्डु रोर्के ।
स्त्रििारोर्े अद्विमाद्ये च यकृत् िृद्धौ तथैि च ॥
अम्लद्वित्ते तथा शूले लोिििछद्विका द्विता ।
द्वस.यो.सं.
 Sutika jwara
 Grahani
 Pandu roga
 Pliha roga , yakrita vruddhi
 Amlapitta
 TAMRA PARPATI

Ref. : Y.R. -Kasa

INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Tamra bhasma 3 Parts
Hingulotha parada 3 Parts
Shuddha gandhaka 3 Parts
Shuddha vatsanabha 1 Part
 DOSE :

1 to 2 ratti , thrice a day

 Indications :

 Kasa , swasa
 Jwar
 Pandu
 Krimi
 Kushtha
 Atisara
 Grahani
 Anupana : yogaratnakara

DISEASE ANUPANA
Sannipata jwara Ardraka swarasa
Pandu Triphala kwatha
Shoola Eranda taila
Vata -pitta Kumari swarasa
Dadru Bakuchi choorna
Prameha Triphala choorna +honey
Kushtha Khadira kwatha
 SVARNA PARPATI

Ref. : B.R. - Grahani

INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Hingulotha Parada 4 Parts
Shuddha Gandhaka 4 Parts
Svrana bhasma 1 Part
DOSE :
• 1 ratti
• Vardhamana kalpa :
½ ratti

till 7 days

½ ratti
 Indications :
ग्रिणीं द्विद्वििािस्त्रन्त यक्ष्माणञ्च द्विशेषत: ।
शूलमिद्वििं िस्त्रन्त िृष्यासिछरुजाििा ॥
भै. र.-ग्रिणी

 Grahani
 Yakshma
 8 types of shoola
 Vrushya
 PANCHAMRITA PARPATI

Ref. : R.S.S.- Grahani

INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Shuddha Gandhaka 8 Parts
Hingulotha Parada 4 Parts
Kantalauha bhasma 2 Parts
Vajrabhraka bhasma 1 Part
Tamra bhasma ½ Part

 DOSE :
2 ratti
kalpa matra : each day inc. 2 ratti
upto 8 ratti – for 3 weeks
 Indications :

 Grahani
 Vomiting
 Arsha
 Atisara
 Jwara
 Raktapitta
 VIJAY PARPATI
INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Shuddha Gandhaka 4 Parts
Hingulotha Parada 2 Parts
Rajata bhasma 1 Part
Svrana bhasma ½ Part
Vaikrant bhasma ¼ Part
Mukta pishti/bhasma ¼ Part

 DOSE : 2 ratti
 kalpa matra : 1 Ratti

10 Ratti

1 Ratti
 Indications :

 Sangrahani roga
 Atisara
 Arsha
 Kushtha
 Pandu
 Kamala , amlapitta
 Prameha
 GAGAN PARPATI

Ref. : S.Y.S.-grahani
INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Hingulotha Parada 1 Part
Krishnavajrabhraka bhasma 1 Part
Shuddha Gandhaka 2 Parts

 DOSE :
1 to 3 ratti
 Indications :

कायाछ िाण्डु क्षयं कासं श्वासं मन्दानलं तथा ।

ग्रिणीं द्वचरजां िस्त्रन्त ह्येषा र्र्नििछिी ॥
द्वस.यो.सं.
 Pandu
 Kshaya
 Kasa
 Swasa
 Grahani
 BOLA PARPATI

Ref. : Y.R.-Raktapitta

INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Hingulotha Parada 1 Part
Shuddha Gandhaka 1 Part
Bola choorna 2Parts

 DOSE :
3 to 6 ratti
 Indications :
 रक्तद्वित्तर्ु दजिु द्वतयोद्वनिािमाशु द्विद्वनिारयतीश:।
यो.र.-रक्तद्वित्
 Raktatisara
 Raktapitta
 Raktarsha
 Raktapradara

Bola parpati constricts the blood vessels & stop

bleeding
 SHWETA/KSHARA PARPATI

Ref. : S.Y.S.-Mutrakriccha

INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
Kalmisora (suryakshara) 40 parts
Sphatika (alum) 5 parts
Navasadara 2 ½ parts

 DOSE :
5 to 10 ratti
 Indications :

 Mrutrakriccha
 Ashmari
 Mutraghata
 Adhmana