Study on physical properties of Indian based ayurvedic medicine: Abhrakh bhasma as nanomaterials by employing modern scientific tools
1 Aryabhatta Centre for Nano Science and Nanotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna, 800001, India.
2 Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Patna, Bihta, 801103, India.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018, 05(02), 041–047.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2018.5.2.0100
Publication history:
Received on 12 August 2018; revised on 08 September 2018; accepted on 10 October 2018
Abstract:
Abhrakh bhasma is an Ayurvedic medicine widely used for treating several diseases such as; pernicious, sickle cell anemia, Bell’s palsy, hepatic dysfunction, leukemia, sex debility, cystic fibrosis, post encephalic dysfunction and cervical dysplasia etc. An Ayurveda bhasma is a medicine, which is used since ancient time and claimed to be very useful medicine at Nano metric scale. However there is a need of scientific evidence of such Ayurvedic products using modern scientific techniques of 21st century. The physical behavior was measured by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and photoluminescence (PL) spectrometer. Abhrakh bhasma is prepared by using mica as a base materials. X-ray diffraction and SEM analysis revealed that this bhasma is in nanocrystalline form and, can be considered as nanomedicine. Magnetic hysteresis (M~H) loop study by using the VSM reveals the super paramagnetic nature. Luminescence in bhasma was observed in visible region upon excitation of 200 nm laser source. This investigation reveals that, the Abhrakh bhasma may not only used as nanomedicine but also can be employed a materials for various other technological applications due to both magnetic as well as luminescence properties. Preliminary testing of Abhrakh bhasma nanoparticles was examined on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacteria.
Keywords:
Ayurveda; Abhrakh bhasma; Nanomedicine; XRD; SEM; Magnetic; Luminescence properties
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