Mashi kalpa:

•कृष्ण सर्पो यंदा दह्यामानो अति कृष्णत्वं  गच्छति तदा चूर्ण मसी इति उच्चते , स शुक्लत्व याति तदा क्षार   इति उच्चते II

•दहेत कटाहे त्रिफळा स मसी मधु संयुता II ऊपदंशे प्रलेपोSयं सद्यो रोपयति व्रणम

•यवान दग्ध्वा मसी कार्या तैलेन युतया तया दद्यात सर्वाग्नि दग्धेषु  प्रलेपो व्रण रोपणा II

 Mashi Formulations in routine practice: 

Formulation	Drug	Vehical	Disease condition
Ela mashi	Ela powder	Honey	Shwas/ Kasa
Narikela Jata Mashi	Coconut fibers	honey	Chhardi
Amalaki mashi	Amalaki powder	Honey	Amalapitta
Lavang Mashi	Clove Pushpa Whole drug	Honey	Kasa

Mashi Kalpana : Concept [preparation] 

•Nirukti:

  1. Ayurvediya Shabdakosha: After heating the drug ---------converted into black colour

   दग्धत्वात कृष्णतां यातं द्रव्यं भस्म कज्जलं I

  2. Shusrut Samhita Uttar khanda 51/38

  After burning of drug : obtained black coloured –KAJJALA SAMAN medicine

   दग्ध्वा अवशिष्टम कज्जलं I

3. Sahrangdhar samhita Uttarkhanda

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Aushadhi drug when burnt and black colored drug is obtained -------Mashi Kalpa

  तान दग्ध्वा मशी कज्जलं कार्यं I

Method Of preparation: 

1.BHARJAN

  [ Bahirdhoom]

•Powdered drug

•In frying pan---Heat applied

•Krishnavarni  [black coloured] 

PUTAPAKA [Antardhoom]

•Laghu Puta application

•Sharav samput—powdered drug kept

•Incinerated in Laghu Puta [cow dungs]

•Quantity : Depends on softness and hardness of drug

•In some texts: Gajaputa

Obtained material : 

Triturated in mortar and pestle

Preserve in air tight container