Swarna Bhasma :

Swarna Bhasma (also called Swarn Bhasm & Suvarna Bhasma) is an ayurvedic medicine used for increasing non-specific immunity and in the treatment of a wide range of diseases. It also acts as an adjuvant for various medicines and herbs and boosts their actions and increases their efficacy. According to Ayurveda, it is a good nervine tonic and improves overall health. It increases lifespan, intelligence, memory, skin glow and prevents several diseases. In addition, it increases strength and endurance and improves mental as well as physical performance.

Swarna Bhasma is helpful in phthisis, tuberculosis, chronic fever, loss of vitality, asthma, cough, burning sensation, acidity, microbial infection, toxicity, infertility etc. It can be used in all diseases along with different adjuvants or other medicines or herbs to speed up the recovery process and to increase the body resistance to diseases.

Pharmacological Actions

Swarna bhasma is potent antitoxin, immunomodulatory, nootropic, anti-rheumatic, antimicrobial and antiviral in actions. It is also a nervine tonic.

Swarna Bhasma overall acts on all organs in the body and improves the overall natural functions in the body. Especially, it acts on nerves, brain, lungs, mind, heart, blood vessels, eyes, small intestine, large intestine, ovaries, and testes. Therefore, it is frequently used for the treatment of diseases of these organs.

Swarna Bhasma Indications

Generally, Swarna bhasma is prescribed in following diseases:

Fever & Infections

• A wide range of bacterial and viral infections
• Fever of unknown etiology
• Chronic fever
• Low-grade fever
• All types of Tuberculosis (TB)
• Intestinal Tuberculosis
• Phthisis
• Typhoid fever
• Blood poisoning (Sepsis or septicemia)
• Gonorrhea
• Upper Respiratory Infections
• Recurrent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Lungs & Airways

• Chronic Bronchitis
• Cough
• Asthma – along with other asthma medications
• Asthmatic Bronchitis
• Allergic Rhinitis

Heart & Blood Vessels

• Angina pectoris
• Cardiac weakness

Mind, Brain & Nerves

• Nervine weakness
• Neurological diseases such as paralysis
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression (If aggressive behavior, then it should be given along with Mukta Pishti)
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Generalized anxiety disorder

Bone, Joints & Muscles

• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis – when a patient does not get relief from other medicines

Skin Diseases

• Psoriasis
• Eczema

Men’s Health

• Infertility
• Impotency

Women’s Health

• Uterine weakness (acts as uterine tonic and used along with Ashwagandha Churna)
• Infertility

Other

• Low Immunity
• Loss of vitality
• Toxicity or Poisoning due to external and internal factors
• All types of cancer
• Gastritis

Swarna Bhasma Benefits & Medicinal Uses

Swarna Bhasma is an Ayurvedic Traditional Medicine prepared with Pure Gold and useful in many chronic ailments. It is the drug of choice for resistant tuberculosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Swarna Bhasma for Heart

Swarna bhasma is used in the treatment of heart diseases. It provides strength to the heart and heart muscles. It increases blood circulation to various parts of the heart, detoxifies the blood, and cleanses the coronary arteries.

Purifies the blood

The digestion process and the body system release many toxins. Some external factors also play a role for toxin accumulation in the body. Infections due to bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms release many toxins inside the body. For releasing out these toxins, Suvarna bhasma is used in Ayurveda. Sometimes, people suffer from diseases of unknown etiology. In these cases, Ayurveda treats them with Suvarna bhasma and other medicines according to the predominance of dosha (Vata, Pitta & Kapha). Suvarna bhasma purifies the blood and release toxins out of the body.

Tuberculosis

Swarna Bhasma is a drug of choice in Ayurveda for tuberculosis (T.B.). It has antimicrobial, anti-toxin and antiviral effects in the body.  Swarn bhasma is beneficial in the initial stages of tuberculosis. It acts as a strong antibacterial agent and help to destroy the tubercular bacilli responsible or causing the infections.

Non-productive Cough

When a person suffers from a dry cough in which wheezing sound is present, the Swarn bhasma along with Shringa Bhasma, Praval Pishti, and Giloy Sat is beneficial to remove the thick sputum from the lungs and helps in easier breathing and manages dry non-productive cough.

Mental Disorders

Swarn Bhasma is also beneficial ayurvedic medicine for mental disorders. Swarn Bhasma also reduces the inflammation in the brain.

The typical symptoms in which it works well are insensitivity, burning sensation in the whole body, weeping like a child, unable to tolerate the sound, hitting hands and feet with the wall, physical aggressiveness, irritation, crying loudly, etc. In these symptoms, Swarn bhasma is given along with Mukta Pishti.

Depression

If a patient likes to live isolated and does not tolerate other people, the Swarn Bhasma is a drug of choice in this case. Generally, gold ash is helpful in symptoms such as anxiousness, lack of attention, ignorance, irritability, feeling of unhappiness, isolating from others, inability to relax etc. Pacing is also a sign of depression and person continues thinking and making useless plans. In this case, Suvarna Bhasma should be given with Mukta Pishti and Abhrak Bhasma.

Skin diseases

Suvarna bhasma is used in preparations that are beneficial for chronic skin diseases. Sometimes, gold is required in psoriasis, chronic atrophic dermatitis, etc.

Swarna Bhasma Dosage

The classical ayurvedic dosage of Suvarna Bhasma is as follows:

The lowest effective dosage for Suvarna Bhasma is 0.05 mg per Kg of body weight (twice a day) or 0.1 mg per kg of body weight per day.

How to Take Swarna Bhasma

Safety Profile

Swarna bhasma is well-tolerated in most individuals when Suvarna bhasma is taken in recommended dosage under the supervision of an ayurvedic physician.