Review Article

Purification, Detoxification, and Incineration Methods of Minerals and Metals in Traditional Medicine Formulations of Sri Lanka

Table 1

Traditional herbo-mineral formulations in Sri Lanka.

Traditional preparationMinerals/chemicals in nomenclatureMedicinal plants in number

1Buddharaja kalkaCinnabar (Hydragyri sulphidum HgS)-sadilingam,16
Trisufide of arsenic (As2S3)-haritala (orpiment)
Rock alum-galmada
Asbestos-galnahara
Copper sulphate-palmanikkam
Arsenic sulfide-α-As2S2 manosila
Sodium chloride/rock salt-saindhava lavana

2Desandun kalkaSodium chloride/rock salt-saindhava lavana7

3DiyataramaCopper sulphate-palmanikkam31 + ghee, bees’ honey, neem oil (oil of Azadirachta indica)
Aluminum sulfate [Al2(SO4)3]-sinakkaram
Borax powder (sodium borate)-puskara/tankana
Ammonium chloride-navasaran
Zinc oxide-ridithththam

4KoladavundayaBorax powder (sodium borate)-puskara/tankana33
Copper sulphate-palmanikkam
Sodium chloride/rock salt-saindhava lavana arsenic sulfide (α-As2S2)-Manashila
Aluminum sulfate-sinakkaram

5Mandam guliyaSodium chloride/rock salt-saindhava lavana22
Aluminum sulfate [Al2(SO4)3]-sinakkaram
Borax powder (sodium borate)-puskara/tankana

6MattupahaArsenic sulfide (α-As2S2)-manashila28
Trisulfide of arsenic (As2S3)-haritala (orpiment)
Copper sulphate-palmanikkam
Borax powder (sodium biborate)-puskara/tankana
Aluminum sulfate [Al2(SO4)3]-sinakkaram
Rock alum-galmada
Asbestos-galnahara
Ammonium chloride-navasaran

7Ratnadi guliyaArsenic trioxide, vitrious arsenic, arsenolite (As2O3) (white arsenic)-gouripashana7
Cinnabar (hydragyri sulphidum HgS)-sadilingam

8Sanni gajankushayaMurcury-rasadiya7
Borax powder (sodium biborate)-puskara/tankana
Sodium chloride/rock salt-saindhava lavana
Arsenic trioxide vitrious arsenic, arsenolite (As2O3) (white arsenic)-gouripashana

9Seetarama guliyaArsenic sulfide-α-As2S2-manosila29
Sodium chloride/rock salt-saindhava lavana
Copper sulphate-palmanikkam
Aluminum sulfate-sinakkaram
Borax powder (sodium biborate)-puskara/tankana
Rock alum-galmada
Trisulfide of arsenic (As2S3)-haritala (orpiment)
Cinnabar (hydragyri sulphidum HgS)-sadilingam

10SuranviduraBorax powder (sodium biborate)-puskara/tankana23
Aluminum sulfate-sinakkaram
Copper sulphate-palmanikkam
Sulpher sublimatum-gendagam
Trisulfide of arsenic (As2S3)-haritala (orpiment)
Sodium chloride/rock salt-saindhava lavana
China clay-siwanguru