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Ras Sindoor – Benefits, Dosage, Side Effects, Ingredients

Ras Sindoor is an Ayurvedic medicine, with herbal and mineral ingredients, in powder / tablet form.  It is used in Ayurvedic treatment to improve immunity, strength etc. This medicine should only be taken strictly under medical supervision.

Benefits

  • It is used to boost immune system, to improve strength, in cardiac diseases, colicky abdominal pain, urinary tract related diseases, fistula in ano, inflammatory conditions, tuberculosis, chronic respiratory conditions, asthma, anemia, obesity, non healing wounds, and digestive problems.
  • It is used as general co prescription to improve immunity.

Effect on Tridosha – Balances Vata, Pitta and Kapha.

Dosage of Rasasindhoor

125 mg once or twice a day before or after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.

It is traditionally administered along with honey.

With western medicines
Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this product along with other western (allopathic/modern) medicines. Some Ayurvedic herbs can interact with modern medicine.
If both Ayurvedic and allopathic medicines are advised together, then it is best to take allopathic medicine first, wait for 30 minutes and then, after a gap of 15 – 30 minutes, take Ayurvedic medicine or as directed by the physician.

Can this be used while taking Homeopathic medicine?
Yes. This product does not react with homeopathic medicine.

With supplements like multivitamin tablets, Omega 3 fatty acids etc?
Yes. Generally, this product goes well with most of the dietary supplements. However, if you are taking more than one product per day, please consult your doctor for an opinion.

Side Effects of Rasasindhur

  • This medicine should only be taken under strict medical supervision.
  • Self medication with this medicine may prove to be dangerous.
  • It is to be avoided in children and pregnant and lactating mothers.
  • Over-dosage may cause many poisonous side effects.
  • Take this medicine in precise dose and for limited period of time, as advised by doctor.
  • Keep out of reach and sight of children. Store in a dry cool place.

Ingredients, Method of Manufacturing


Shuddha Parada – 96 g
Shuddha Gandhaka – 96 g
Vatankura – Nyagrodha – Ficus benghalensis – juice extract – quantity sufficient for grinding.
It is prepared with a special Kupipakwa technique.

It is prepared with a special Kupipakwa technique.

To prepare Ras sindhoor, equal quantity of purified parada and gandhaka are ground with Vatankura swarasa, that is Juice extract of tender shoots of banyan tree. Obtained product is taken in Kachakoopi, that is a strong glass bottle, smeared with mud cloth. It is taken inside a Valuka yantra and heated with Kupipakwa method.

After self-cooling, the Ras sindhur is collected from the neck of the glass bottle.

Reference, Manufacturers

  Rasatarangini 6/162-176

Manufacturers:
Divya Pharmacy calls the same product as Divya Ras Sindoor.
It is also manufactured by many companies like Uma Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Sri Dhootapapeshwar Ltd, etc.

Combinations

List of Ayurvedic medicines with Ras Sindhura as ingredient –

Yogendra ras

Guduchyadi Modaka

Swarna Mahayogaraj Guggul

Proprietary Ayurvedic medicines with Ras Sindhoor as ingredient:
Feverina Capsule  – manufactured by Prabhat Pharma. It is an anti-fever herbal remedy, used for the treatment of fever of various causes.

Research

Related: Why Rasasindhura is not toxic

Researchers have employed a multidisciplinary project to prove non-toxicity of Rasasindura.
The study carried out in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology came out with the conculsion that – “Our work not only helps to understand the non-toxicity of Rasasindura but also establishes the Ayurvedic synthesis method for a well controlled end-product,” researchers led by Dr Gebdutta Lahiri from BARC wrote in the latest issue Journal of Synchrotron Radiation.

In this study, researchers used samples of Rasasindura prepared as per Ayurvedic protocols.
The results obtained by the scientists apply only to the sample they used and not to any commercially available sample of Rasasindura.

Scientists used five analytical tools and procedures with Rasasindhura and nanoparticles of lab-based red á-HgS to prove that the structure of Rasasindura is indeed the very stable, á-HgS.

Surface organic groups or organic groups were absent in both.
Because of the special affinity of Hg to Sulphur, Hg-S bonds are very strong. Other workers have shown that accumulation of á-HgS in the human body is very low. Absorption of á-HgS by the gastro-intestinal tract is only 0.2 per cent; the fraction reaching the kidney is much lower at only 0.02 per cent. HgS is 10,000 times less toxic than methyl mercury.

The researchers showed that complete oxidation occurred in Rasasindura and free mercury or organic mercury was absent in it. They used synchrotron-based X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) method to prove 100 per cent HgS formation in Rasasindura.

They found that that Rasasindura contains nanocrystals of about 20 nm size. Particle distribution is better controlled in Rasasindura than in á-HgS, made in laboratories. The paper proves that toxicity cannot be decided by elemental analysis alone.

Please consult your doctor before taking this medicine.
This article is written by Dr. Janardhana V Hebbar BAMS, MD (Ayu), PGDPSM, Managing Director, Easy Ayurveda Hospital.
It is reviewed by Dr. Raviganesh Mogra BAMS, MD (Ayu), Chief Medical Officer, Easy Ayurveda Hospital

7 thoughts on “Ras Sindoor – Benefits, Dosage, Side Effects, Ingredients”

    • Sir,
      Siddha Makardhwaj Benefits:
      It is used for rejuvenation and anti-aging treatment
      It is used in aphrodisiac therapy.
      It is also used in convalescent therapy.

      Siddha Makardhwaj side effects:
      This medicine should only be taken under strict medical supervision.
      Self medication with this medicine may prove to be dangerous.
      It is to be avoided in children and pregnant ladies.
      Make sure to select this medicine from a good company.
      Overdosage may cause side effects like tremors, dizziness etc.
      Make sure to take this medicine only in the prescribed dose and for the prescribed period of time.

      Reply

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