swarna bindu prashana for your baby

Swarna Bindu Prashana: Ayurvedic Immunization Method

Swarna Bindu Prashana is an Ayurvedic technique to improve immunity in children. It is a method of administering gold calx (Swarna Bhasma) in very minute quantities to improve immunity, strength, memory and intelligence in children. The original reference for this technique is mentioned in Kashyapa Samhita.

Swarna Bhasma
Administering Gold calx in very minute quantities has been hailed since the times of Kashyapa and Vagbhata.
Vagbhata in Ashtanga Hrudayam 7th chapter says,

Na Sajjate Hemapange padmapatre ambuvat visham ||

In a person who has been given Gold bhasma for a long time, the poison can not do any harm, similar to a water drop that can not touch the leaf of the lotus. The person gains long life.

Swarna Bhasma


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suvar apr ana hi etat medh gni bala vardhanam | yu ya ma gala pu ya v ya grah paham ||
m s t parama medh v vy dhibhirna ca d yate | a bhi m sai: rutadhara suvar a pr an t bhavet ||
(k yapa sa hit , s trasth nam)

Administering small quantities of Swarna causes
Medha Vardhana improvement in intelligence
Agni Vardhana improvement in digestion strength
Bala Vardhana improvement in strength and immunity
Ayushya Vardhana Improvement in life expectancy
Mangala, Punya Auspicious
Vrushya Aphrodisiac
Grahapaha relieves bad evils.
By administering Swarna for a month time, child becomes super-intelligent.
By administering for up to six months, person becomes Shruta Dhara can remember whatever she hears.

Apart from above details, Swarna bhasma has many other uses.
Read more about Swarna Bhasma benefits

The dose of Swarna Bhasma, as explained in text book is 1/8 1/4 Ratti.
1 Ratti means 125 mg. So, dose is 15 30 mg per day.
The pediatric dose From infancy to 5 year old is 1- 3 mg per day.
From 5 10 years 3-5 mg per day
From 10 16 years 5-10 mg per day.

Swarna Bindu Prashana

How Swarna Prashana is administered now-a-days
Swarna Bhasma is mixed with a Brahmi Ghrita Ghee made of brain tonic herbs such as
Brahmi Bacopa monneiri,
Vacha Acorus calamus
Shankha Pushpi Convolvulus pluricaulis
Guduchi Tinospora cordifolia
Yashti madhu Licorice
Ashwagandha Indian ginseng etc

So, it is a mixture of Brahmi Ghrita (ghee) plus Swarna Bhasma.
Usual mixing proportion is
1 gram of Swarna Bhasma (1000 mg) in 100 ml of B. Ghrita.
so, 10 mg of Swarn Bhasm is present in 1 ml of Brahmi Ghee.
Usually 2 drops of this ghee mix is administered along with 2 drops of honey. This makes the total dose of Swarna Bindu Prasha to be 4 drops. Most of the Ayurvedic centers prescribe 4 drops as the dose.
2 drops of ghee mix would contain around 1 2 mg of Swarna Bhasma

Please note that this is general calculation and the mixing proportions may vary from center to center.

Swarna Bindu prasha is administered during Pushya Nakshatra day.

Is Brahmi ghrita specifically told to be administered mixed with Swarna Bhasma?
No. But it makes huge sense. Because, Brahmi ghrita is a very good brain tonic and immunity booster. So also is Swarna Bhasma. hence, administering it with Ghrita is justifiable.

What is the significance of administering Swarna Prashana in Pushya Nakshatra?
If you look at the Kashyapa s verse given above, the Swarna (gold) administration is advised on daily basis for one month to up to six months. Pushya Nakshatra day is nowhere mentioned.
Administering it in Pushya Nakshatra day is derived by the Ayurvedic centers.
This day is given lot of significance in Ayurveda. This day is told as good for collection of medicinal herbs for medicine preparation.
Hence, there is no harm in administering it during Pushya Nakshatra day.

But, administering it only once a month makes the dose very diluted and quite insignificant.

But, it is safe to administer once a month, considering the fact that lot of taboo exists with Bhasma metallic content, kidney failure etc.

Do you recommend using it on daily basis?
I would, for six months. But the dose can be further diluted.
If you ask me to prepare Swarna Bindu Prashana, here is the method that I would recommend.
Buy 125 mg X 8 = 1000 mg = 1 gram of Swarna Bhasma.

Dabur, Dhootapapeshwar, Uma Ayurvedic Pharmacy are good, as per my knowledge and experience. (Does not mean that others are bad)
Dabur Swarna Bhasma is available here (aff) Buy Dabur Swarna Bhasma

Take 100 grams of Brahmi Ghrita available in any Ayurveda store or here (100 gram pack- Buy 2) (aff) Brahmi Ghrita

You can even use common cow ghee, in place of Brahmi Ghrita.

Mix 1000 mg of Swarna Bhasma to 100 grams of Brahmi Ghrita. Each gram of Ghrita will have 10 mg of Swarna Bhasma.
10 drops of ghrita will make 1 ml. So, 1 drop will have 1 mg of Swarna Bhasma.
Based on age, While administering it, mix it with half a teaspoon of honey and administer it.

Take Organic Honey

Dose based on ages
From 3 months to 2 years 1-22 drops of (Brahmi Ghrita + Swarna Bhasma) + 2 drops of Honey for six months and then stop it forever.
From 2 years 5 years 4 drops of (Ghrita+ Bhasma) + 4 drops of honey for six months and then stop it forever.
From 5 10 years 6 drops of (Ghrita+ Bhasma) + 6 drops of honey for six months and then stop it forever.
From 10 16 years 8 drops of (Ghrita+ Bhasma) + 8 drops of honey for six months and then stop it forever.
For above 16 years 10 drops of (Ghrita+ Bhasma) + 10 drops of honey for six months and then stop it forever.

Best time to administer:
Morning, on empty stomach. Do not give anything for 15 minutes after administering this.

To whom this can be given?
For kids more than 2 month old.

Can this be given during fever?
No. Avoid it during fever and cold.

Is it the only way to administer Swarna to kids
There is another method called Swarna Vacha, which is equally effective. Read more about Swarna Vacha.

Is it mandatory for all kids?
No. It is not mandatory.

Is it poisonous in anyways?
No.

What to do if the ghee + Bhasma mix solidifies in the winter?
You can heat it slightly over a water bath till it liquefies. For this, take a wide mouthed vessel, put water to it. On this, put your smaller vessel containing the ghee+bhasma mix heat the water vessel mildly till ghee liquefies.
OR,
If you are sure about the quantity to be administered, you can administer it in solid form itself.
But before doing that, mix it thoroughly, because, Gold Bhasma particles, being heavy, tend to settle at the bottom of the vessel.