Chemical characterization of a gold and mercury based Siddha sasthric preparation-Poorna chandrodayam

American Journal of Drug Discovery and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 110-123

  Austin, Anoop ^a  

^a Rumi Herbals R and D Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Alchemy; Amalgam; Gold; Mercury; Poorna chandrodayam; Siddha

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORINE; COPPER; GOLD; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MERCURIC OXIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY SULFIDE; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POORNA CHANDRODAYAM; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SILVER; SODIUM; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELIXIR; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84858821835     PISSN: 2150427X     EISSN: 21504296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajdd.2012.110.123     Document Type: Article

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