Toxicity Study of Two Iron Containing Bhasmas

"India can benefit enormously if it can build a golden triangle between traditional medicine, modern medicine and modern science." -Dr R.A Mashelkar Director CSIR...., Ayurveda is largely practiced using ancient protocols and parameters. Though there is a need of scientific scrutiny of its principles of treatment, very few attempts have been made for its scientific and systemic validation.In this study we validates the neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity profiles of two iron containing bhasmas swarna makshika and kasis bhasmas which is widely imported to western countries.