Importance of media in the pharmaceutical processing's of metals and minerals - scanning electron microscopy study and energy dispersive x-ray analysis of abhraka (Biotite)

Abstract

Shodhana is an important intermediately pharmaceutical process during conversion of metals and minerals into bhasma (ash). Different media are described for the shodhana process of abhraka (Biotite). Shodhana of abhraka was done in the specific mediums i.e. cow-milk, cow-urine, decoction of triphala and badari separately. To find out the significance of these media, scanning electron microscopy study and energy dispersive x-ray analysis of abhraka was carried out. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) study reveals that the plate late structure of abhraka not only remains intact but also became more granular and appears to be microcrystalline along with reduction in particle size after shodhana process. Energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDAX) reflects the compositional variations of elements.