Investigating structural aspects to understand the putative/claimed non-toxicity of the Hg-based Ayurvedic drug Rasasindura using XAFS

XANES- and EXAFS-based analysis of the Ayurvedic Hg-based nano-drug Rasasindura has been performed to seek evidence of its non-toxicity. Rasasindura is determined to be composed of single-phase α-HgS nanoparticles (size ∼24 nm), free of Hg0 or organic molecules; its structure is determined to be robust (

Source: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation - July 21, 2015 Category: Physics Authors: Ramanan, N.Lahiri, D.Rajput, P.Varma, R.C.Arun, A.Muraleedharan, T.S.Pandey, K.K.Maiti, N.Jha, S.N.Sharma, S.M. Tags: Ayurvedic drug XAFS Hg toxicity research papers Source Type: research