ABRAKA

                                                             ABRAKA                                                                                                   

 Sanskrit:  Abraka

 Telugu:    Abrakamu .అభ్రకము

 Hindi:       Abrak

 English:   Mica

 Identification: --- This is a mineral product. There are four verities, white, red, yellow and black,   Black                                      and white are  used in medicine. It is translucent and lustrous. It can be separated easily                                into  leaves by peeling.

2      Parts used: ---   The whole, after shodhana.

3      Preparations: ---- Abrak  bhasma. Maha kanaka sindura Rasa. Panchamritha Parpati.