A metallurgical study of Nāga Bhasma

Background: The metal Nāga (Lead) is being used by Indians since ancient times. Its external and internal uses have been described in Caraka, Suśruta and other Ayurvedic Saṃhitā. According to most of the Rasa texts, Nāga Bhasma and its formulations are used in many diseases such as Prameha, Jvara, G...

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Main Author: Dev Nath Singh Gautam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Ancient Science of Life
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Online Access:http://www.ancientscienceoflife.org/article.asp?issn=0257-7941;year=2017;volume=36;issue=4;spage=182;epage=186;aulast=Gautam