REVIEW OF RATNA VARGA ACCORDING TO RASASHASTRA CLASSICS
Dr. Pallavi P. Jamnekar*, Dr. Tejaswini Dehankar, Dr. Sneha Kubde and Dr. Mukund Dive
ABSTRACT
Rasashastra is one of the very important offshoots of Ayurveda which mainly deals with metals, minerals, aquatic products and gems etc. which are found in nature. Along with Parad drugs from plant origin, metals, oceanic products and gems are also used to prepare potent medicine. To study these drugs the Rasacharyas have classified them in various groups like Maharas, Upras, Sadharan Ras, Dhatu, Updhatu, Sudha dravya, Ratna , Upratna. Ratna Varga is one such group of elements which consists of all precious gems. All those elements which are precious among its category appreciated and loved by the people and supposed to be best quality are called Ratna. The one who expects wealth is obsessive and deeply attached with these precious gems so the scientists of those days called these drugs as Ratna. This article elaborately deals with the Ratna Varga group of drugs, their description, identification, uses and their importance in Rasashastra.
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