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SHANKH BHASMA: THIS AMAZING AYURVEDIC POWDER HEALS THE GUT

Shankh Bhasma is an Ayurvedic formulation made from a conch shell. Ayurveda strongly recommends shank bhasma for treating the doshas or imbalances that are related to vata and pitta. It is widely used as a traditional medicine for treating various types of digestive disorders like gastritis, abdominal pain and malabsorption syndrome. It is derived from the powder of a conch shell through the process of calcination. What Is Shankh? It is a soft organism that survives inside the dense calcareous shell or conch. Shankh is called as Indian Conch and it is available in two types one is Vama Varta (opening of the shankh is on the left-side) and Daksin Varta (opening of the shank is on the right side). Vam varta is the shankh used extensively for medicinal purposes. Conch shell is Shankha in Sanskrit, shankh in Hindi, shankha in Kannada and Shankham in Malayalam and Telugu. Preparation Ingredients Purified Conch Shell Aloe Vera or lemon juice Method Shanka is ground into a powder form by adding Aloe Vera or lemon juice and blend into a disc shaped cube. It is then dried in the absence of oxygen for 800-900* C and allowed to cool down. This method is repeated twice to obtain Shanka Bhashma.