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Tin Bhasma
Tin ash
Vanga Bhasma (Ayurveda)
Gsha thal (Tibet)
Vanga Bhasma (Ayurveda)
Gsha thal (Tibet)
Mineralogical name:
Stannum
Parts used:
Tin oxide (ash)
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Classification:
Stannum
Parts used:
Tin oxide (ash)
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Classification:
Uses:
1. Benefits Liver, Nourishes Blood:
–disorders of Liver and Uterus
–Anemia
–improves Eyesight
–promotes Beauty
2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
–Syphilis, Gonorrhea and other STD's
–obstinate Skin diseases
–Lymph and Pus accumulation (Tibet, Ayurveda)
–diseases caused by Evil Spirits (Tibet)
3. Strengthens Kidneys, Restrains Essence:
–obstinate urinary diseases including Diabetes
–Spermatorrhea, Seminal Emission
–helps retention of Semen
-Rejuvenating, resisting Senility and promotes Youthfulness
–Infertility
3. Clears Damp:
-used for Damp diseases
4. Benefits Lungs, Stops Cough:
–Cough, Asthma
–Consumption
5. Kills Worms:
–used for Worms, especially Tapeworm
–(Tin oxide has been used for this purpose in the West)
4. Externally:
–Dies the Hair
Dose:
60–125mg (up to 250mg), taken with Honey, Cream or Buttermilk
Vehicles for Tin:
-with Camphor for Bad Breath
-with Nutmeg as a nutritive tonic, and to retain the semen
-for Spermatorrhea, with Nutmeg and Ghee.
-for diseases of the Semen, with juice of Sacred Basil leaves
-to increase Semen, with Betel leaf juice
-with Achyranthes aspera in Impotency, Debility or hunch-back
-with Honey, Tumeric and root juice of Bombax malabaricum for Diabetes.
-with Ghee for Anemia
-also with Ghee for Jaundice
-with Borax for Abdominal Masses
-with Tumeric for acidity with biliousness; and for Asthma
-with Copper Bhasma for Asthma
-with Butter for decay of the Bones
-with Musk or Garlic juice for Wind diseases
-also with Musk as an Aphrodisiac
-with juice of Acacia catechu for skin diseases
-to increase penis size, with Cloves and Betel leaf juice
-taken with the Milk of an Ass to conceive a Male child
-with Goats Milk in Dropsy
-with Nutmeg and Withania in Sciatica.
Substitute:
Purification of Tin:
1. Tin is smelted in a laddle on fire, then dipped into Lime Water in an earthen vessel. This is repeated 7 times.
2. Thin leaves of Tin are boiled for 1 and a half hours in Dola Yantra with Lime Water.
3. Tin may first be processed as the general method for preparation of Metals (see under Gold Bhasma).
i. After this general purification, it is heated in an Iron pan until it melts, then some Tumeric powder is added. Into another narrow-mouthed vessel Lime Water is put, and the mouth of this vessel is covered with cloth. The molten Tin is poured through the cloth and into the Lime Water. (The cloth is used to prevent molten Tin from splashing out and injuring the manufacturer. Also, the vessel is liable to break. Therefore, great care is necessary, and a suitable metal vessel is to be used.) This process is repeated 7 times.
ii. "After purifying tin with general purification method it should also be purified with specific purification method. For this molten tin should be poured in a nirgundl (Vitex negundo) juice containing haridra (Curcuma longa) powder. By repeating the process three times, khurakavanga certainly becomes purified." (Rasamritam)
4. Melt by adding a pinch of Ammonium Chloride, and pour in the Oil of Bassia latifolia 7 times. (Siddha)
5. Tin is melted 3 times, being immersed each time in the juice of Vitex negundo which is mixed with Turmeric powder; then it is purified. Some recommend applying this method after the general method for purifying Metals (see above).
Preparation:
60–125mg (up to 250mg), taken with Honey, Cream or Buttermilk
Vehicles for Tin:
-with Camphor for Bad Breath
-with Nutmeg as a nutritive tonic, and to retain the semen
-for Spermatorrhea, with Nutmeg and Ghee.
-for diseases of the Semen, with juice of Sacred Basil leaves
-to increase Semen, with Betel leaf juice
-with Achyranthes aspera in Impotency, Debility or hunch-back
-with Honey, Tumeric and root juice of Bombax malabaricum for Diabetes.
-with Ghee for Anemia
-also with Ghee for Jaundice
-with Borax for Abdominal Masses
-with Tumeric for acidity with biliousness; and for Asthma
-with Copper Bhasma for Asthma
-with Butter for decay of the Bones
-with Musk or Garlic juice for Wind diseases
-also with Musk as an Aphrodisiac
-with juice of Acacia catechu for skin diseases
-to increase penis size, with Cloves and Betel leaf juice
-taken with the Milk of an Ass to conceive a Male child
-with Goats Milk in Dropsy
-with Nutmeg and Withania in Sciatica.
Substitute:
Purification of Tin:
1. Tin is smelted in a laddle on fire, then dipped into Lime Water in an earthen vessel. This is repeated 7 times.
2. Thin leaves of Tin are boiled for 1 and a half hours in Dola Yantra with Lime Water.
3. Tin may first be processed as the general method for preparation of Metals (see under Gold Bhasma).
i. After this general purification, it is heated in an Iron pan until it melts, then some Tumeric powder is added. Into another narrow-mouthed vessel Lime Water is put, and the mouth of this vessel is covered with cloth. The molten Tin is poured through the cloth and into the Lime Water. (The cloth is used to prevent molten Tin from splashing out and injuring the manufacturer. Also, the vessel is liable to break. Therefore, great care is necessary, and a suitable metal vessel is to be used.) This process is repeated 7 times.
ii. "After purifying tin with general purification method it should also be purified with specific purification method. For this molten tin should be poured in a nirgundl (Vitex negundo) juice containing haridra (Curcuma longa) powder. By repeating the process three times, khurakavanga certainly becomes purified." (Rasamritam)
4. Melt by adding a pinch of Ammonium Chloride, and pour in the Oil of Bassia latifolia 7 times. (Siddha)
5. Tin is melted 3 times, being immersed each time in the juice of Vitex negundo which is mixed with Turmeric powder; then it is purified. Some recommend applying this method after the general method for purifying Metals (see above).
Preparation:
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Great Cold Compound Precious Black Pill (Tibetan)
Great Precious Hot Compound (Rin chen tsha sbyor chen mo)
Precious Wish Fulfilling Jewel (Rin chen ratna bsam 'phel)
Cautions:
None noted
Toxicity:
–TOXICITY STUDIES ON VANGA BHASMA (Part I - with special reference to G. I. T. Liver and Pancreas).
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Toxicity:
–TOXICITY STUDIES ON VANGA BHASMA (Part I - with special reference to G. I. T. Liver and Pancreas).
Main Preparations used:
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