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Alas, this is a massive problem, batch quality varies wildly..........its better to know the manufacturer or at least the supplier. Many remedies are actually quite easy to make, so its worth a go sometimes. Some Ayurvedic formulations are quite easy to produce, just a few herbs, along with oil...

The Arabic tradition of Tibb (Unani Medicine) prepares pearls by the use of rose-water only. They are simply ground into a fine powder with freshly disttilled rosewater and ground for 20-30 hours - they sieved after fully drying. This method is called Pisti. Its actually quite soothing, I've...

can you define icky and strack? - not sure what this means?

It seems you hit the jackpot on this one! I never knew there were 'allegedly' so many different types.......... I included a piece on these when writing a book about the use of pearls but only gave them about 20 lines as I knew little about them and sort of figured they were going to be so...

I never actually saw anyone preparing pearls in India or Sri Lanka, they were much more likely to be making MOP, Conch or Cowrie Shell bhasma's. I can't say what grade of pearls are used but a friend of mine who studied in Nepal said they were using cultured pearls from Japan. Pearls are...

Ah, just found Mustikias / Bezoar Stones. This may present a problem as these items are already mentioned and also medicinally prepared in Rasa Shastra and the Arabic tradition (Unani / Tibb). The only description I have is this: "Mineral based pearls with a distinctive spiral pattern running...

Amazing and so quickly answered........... I'll investigate the Mustikias. I have not seen any of the other pearls in person, so I am open minded about them. Asia is a wild place and its easy to get lost chasing butterflies - but I did see some wild stuff, so maybe cobra pearls and boar pearls...

Ayurveda and Rasa Shastra Ayurveda and Rasa Shastra Thank you Wendy for adding my pictures and asking the question, I am happy the community was able to shed a little more light on this aspect of the work. I have read the above comments with interest, its always good to get feedback from...