Table 5.
Observations recorded before and after puta of Teekshna lauha bhasma during putapaka.
| Puta cycle | Before puta | After puta |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brick brown color, on trituration color changes to black | Dark brown color |
| 2nd | Pellets were made easily and rough in consistency | Pellets were easily breakable by hand and color was bluish black but surface of pellets was brown |
| 3rd | After trituration color turns to grayish black | Pellets become soft and color changes to more bluish black |
| 4th | Particle size increases and soft in consistency | Pellets were fragile and color was same as previous puta |
| 5th | Duration of trituration decreases and pellets were made easily | Color of pellets were nearer to blackish red, that is, pakwa jambu phala varna and soft in consistency |
| 6th | Lauha bhasma was very soft and quantity of media increases for trituration | Color was blackish red and pellets were easily breakable |
| 7th | Again on trituration, color was black and very soft in consistency | Color was very much similar as previous puta and 15% rekhapurnatva test positive |
| 8th | Color was bluish black before trituration | Pellets were easily broken by mild pressure of finger and color was blackish red. 20% rekhapurnatva passed |
| 9th | Lauha bhasma was very soft in consistency | 25% rekhapurnatva and other findings are same as previous puta |
| 10th | More quantity of liquid media required for trituration and it was easily to make pellets | Hardness of pellets was increased. Color of pellets was turned to blackish red and black spots were found over few pellets. 35% rekhapurnatva passed |
| 11th | Bhasma was brownish red color and became more rekhapurnatva | Pellets were still very hard and color was blackish red and 45% rekhapurnatva test positive |
| 12th | Color was same and after trituration material becomes stickier | Pellets were hard and bhasma achieved 50% rekhapurnatva and 30% varitar |
| 13th | Bhasma was blackish red colored and metallic taste present | Color maintained and pellets were mild hard |
| 14th | Same as previous | Color was blackish red and bhasma achieved 60% rekhapurnatva and 40% varitar |
| 15th | Quantity of liquid media increases for trituration | Pellets were little hard and blackish spots were found on the surface. Color of bhasma was blackish red and 50% varitara test positive |
| 16th | After trituration material were stickier in nature and difficult to make pellets | Color of bhasma was completely blackish red, that is, pakvajambuphalavarna. 65% rekhapurnata and 60% varitara test positive |
| 17th | On trituration gritty appearance of bhasma was observed. Color maintained | Color of bhasma maintained and metallic taste present. 70% rekhapurnata. Pellets were now soft |
| 18th | Color of bhasma maintained and soft in consistency. On trituration quantity of media increases | 75% rekhapurnata and 70% varitara test positive. Metallic taste present |
| 19th | Color and softness of pellets maintained | 90% rekhapurnata and 75% varitara test positive. Metallic taste absent |
| 20th | Same as previous | Bhasma passed all bhasma pariksha with 95% rekhapurnata and 80% varitara test positive |