Ayurveda is having a large materia medica for the treatment of various diseases with different sources of raw materials. Mrig-shringa bhasma, an animal product, rich in calcium has been used since samhita period in many diseases like hritshul [cardiac pain], udarshul [abdominal colic pain], grahani [IBS], gulma [abdominal discomfort] etc. very effectively. The current study was conducted to prepare a finger print of Mrig-shringa bhasma, which could be used by various stakeholders of Ayurveda drug manufacturers, researchers and clinicians. Raw Mrig-shringa is subjected to shodhan process by the swedan [fomentation] technique taking lemon juice as media of swedan for 3hr. Then it was triturated with Arka ksheer [Calotropis gigantea] followed by incineration in gaja puta for 03 times. After observing the quality control criteria complied with varitara, rekhapurna like features described in literatures of Rasa Shastra, it is then subjected to SEM and EDAX study. EDAX study reveals that the Mrigshringa bhasma contains Ca (66%), P (32.46%), K (1.41%) and SEM study shows the bhasma obtained is having the particle size of 109.2nm.
KEY WORDS :Mrig-shringa, Bhasma, EDAX, SEM, Arka ksheer
