Abstract
Rasa Shastra is a branch of Indian iatrochemistry which deals with the processing of metals and minerals having therapeutic i mportance. Various pharmaceut ical procedures i.e. S h odhana (P urification) , M arana (I ncineration) , S atvapatana (E xtraction of metal from mineral) , A mritikarana (N ectorization) etc. converts deadly toxic substances in t o safe and potent therapeutic agent . Ayurvedic classics claimed that S atva B hasma of any mineral is ten times more potent therapeutically in comparison to its parent mineral B hasma . C onceivably due to complicated pharma ceutical procedure of S atva patana an d their conversion in to B hasma, practice of S atva B hasma in therapeu tics is very limited . Rasa Scholars have developed number of methods for S atva extraction and Satva M arana . It is necessary to find out the standard manufacturi ng procedure (SMP) for S atva extraction and Satva M arana which ensure s the quality, safety, effi cacy and reproducibility of the products for their global acceptability. This paper aims to make available SMP of M akshika Satvapatana and S atva B hasma. Shodhana was done by roasting raw Swarna M akshika with lemon juice for three days. Tankana wa s found ad vantageous as flu x in S atvapatana process of Makshika. Kajjali as a M arana media and four P uta with six kg cow dung cakes we re required to get genuine Makshika S atva B hasma .
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