STANDARDIZATION PROTOCOL OF RASS FORMULATIONS; AYURVEDA AND MODERN PERSPECTIVES
Vd. Surajsingh Laxmansingh Thakur* and Surekha Suraj Thakur
ABSTRACT
Rasaushadhies are considered most efficacious medicines amongst the many classes of drug of Ayurveda. They impart quick action even in minute dose minute dosage and offer advantage of easy palatability. Rasaushadhies are made by using herbs along with minerals and metals. The Rasa converted into non toxic form that after utilizes for therapeutic purposes. Rasaushadhies are gently absorbable and digestible thus provides quick and potent responses in many pathological conditions including skin diseases, digestive problems, sexual disorders, respiratory diseases and gynecological problems, etc. The quality standardization of such medicine is big issue since they can exert harmful effects if not meet the desirable quality standard. Ayurveda as well as modern science presented many approaches to establish quality standard of Rasaushadhies. Nischandrika, Rekhapurnatvam, Varitaratavam, Apurnabhava and Avami, etc. are some parameters which can be used to check quality of Rasaushadhies. The standardization protocol needs to be follows properly during and after the preparation of Rasaushadhies to confirm their quality standard.
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