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<p>Studies on standardization and purification processes of <em>VEERAM</em></p>

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Title Statement <p>Studies on standardization and purification processes of <em>VEERAM</em></p>
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Perumal, Raja lakshmi; SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India.
R, Madhavan ; Department of Nanju Noolum Maruthuva Neethi Noolum, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai-600 047 Tamil Nadu, India
J, Muthukumar N; Department of Nanju Noolum Maruthuva Neethi Noolum, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai-600 047 Tamil Nadu, India
C, Savariraj Sagayam; Centre for Advanced Research in Indian Systems of Medicine, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur-613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
P, Brindha ; Centre for Advanced Research in Indian Systems of Medicine, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur-613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Ayush, Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi for funding this collaborative research project of National Institute of Siddha, Thambaram, Chennai and SASTRA University, Thanjavur.
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Geochemical, Instrumentation techniques, Physico-chemical analysis, Veeram
 
Summary, etc. <p class="Abstract">In <em>Siddha</em> system of medicine <em>Veeram</em> is one of the toxins among the sixty four known toxins. Geologically it is called Calomel. It is a very toxic material therapeutically, these arsenic based medicines are used in Siddha system. Natural substances of milk, tender coconut water, bitter guard and lemon juice are used to purify the <em>veeram</em>. This research work analyzed the raw <em>veeram</em> and products obtained after purification. Geochemical, physico-chemical analysis, instrumentation techniques of XRF, TG-DTA, FE-SEM, EDAX and particle size analyzer. Among physicochemical parameters total ash value was low. Loss on drying increased in the products in the various intermediate stages which due to the impact of plant agents used in the process. XRF results revealed mercury is present in major concentration. Raw <em>veeram</em> showed 77.14% of mercury. In the raw <em>veeram</em> particles observed were distributed within the range of 0.0920 µm–0.948 µm. FE-SEM analysis suggested that the bitter gourd treated <em>veeram</em> consisted of individual particles with a size ranging from 94 nm to 144 nm. Milk treated samples when subjected to analysis revealed increased particle size which may be attributed to aggregation. Lemon juice treated samples showed particle size in the range of 82 nm to 96 nm and in tender coconut range was 78 nm to 91 nm. In the EDAX raw and other samples showed peak for mercury and chloride. TG-DTA analysis showed that the raw <em>veeram</em> sample had a sublimation temperature of 220°C where as in other treated samples sublimation temperature was reduced compared to raw <em>veeram</em>. The from the stydy depict that these purification processes forms new organic substances and transformation of the starting toxic metal. These processes have an important role in the formation of complexes and in altering toxic state to non-toxic state.</p><p> </p>
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK)
2023-06-26 16:48:20
 
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Data Source Entry Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK); ##issue.vol## 22, ##issue.no## 2 (2023): Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
 
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