Jomon T. Koshy

Toxicity Study of Two Iron Containing Bhasmas: Neurotoxicity, Hepatotoxicity and Nephrotoxicity Study of Kasis Bhasma and Swarnamakshika Bhasma Jomon T. Koshy

?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.