JAUHAR [SUBLIMATION]
Definition The process of sublimation is called tas-eed.when the drug like kafoor , arsenic ,gandak and raskapoor,etc.are sublimated, therapeutically efficacious products for medicinal are produced. These products are called jauharand the process of taseed in urdu is called jauhar ka udana. The drugs having this property are called zawil arwah.
METHOD OF PREPARATION
The drugs are ground to a fine powder with sharab [brandy] the powder is the then put in one of the earthen discs having smooth edge and covered with the other disc .there after the discs are sealed airtight with the process of gil e hikmat. The whole apparatus discs is then put on a low fire and at intervals material deposited inside the uppe disc during this process of heating he powder drug kept in lower disc gradually transforms in to fumes and accumulates at the upper disc. The discs is then taken off the fire and allowed to cool theprocess pf condensation of 72 gram of powder drug takes 4 hours. After complete the apparatus is opened and the jauhar sticking inside the upper disc is scraped and collected.
GENERAL PRECAUTION
THE EARTHEN DISCS SHOULD BE AIRTIGHT AND THE DRUGS SHOULD ALWAYS BE SUBLIMATED ON LOW FIRE BEFORE OPENING THE APPARATUS IT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO COOL COMPLETELY.
CHARACTERISTICS
The sublimate retain the colour of the original drug
PRESEVATION
The jauhar are preserved indefinitely. They are stored in glass phials well stoppered bottles or glass jars in cooldry and clean places.
Definition The process of sublimation is called tas-eed.when the drug like kafoor , arsenic ,gandak and raskapoor,etc.are sublimated, therapeutically efficacious products for medicinal are produced. These products are called jauharand the process of taseed in urdu is called jauhar ka udana. The drugs having this property are called zawil arwah.
METHOD OF PREPARATION
The drugs are ground to a fine powder with sharab [brandy] the powder is the then put in one of the earthen discs having smooth edge and covered with the other disc .there after the discs are sealed airtight with the process of gil e hikmat. The whole apparatus discs is then put on a low fire and at intervals material deposited inside the uppe disc during this process of heating he powder drug kept in lower disc gradually transforms in to fumes and accumulates at the upper disc. The discs is then taken off the fire and allowed to cool theprocess pf condensation of 72 gram of powder drug takes 4 hours. After complete the apparatus is opened and the jauhar sticking inside the upper disc is scraped and collected.
GENERAL PRECAUTION
THE EARTHEN DISCS SHOULD BE AIRTIGHT AND THE DRUGS SHOULD ALWAYS BE SUBLIMATED ON LOW FIRE BEFORE OPENING THE APPARATUS IT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO COOL COMPLETELY.
CHARACTERISTICS
The sublimate retain the colour of the original drug
PRESEVATION
The jauhar are preserved indefinitely. They are stored in glass phials well stoppered bottles or glass jars in cooldry and clean places.
