Abstract

A REVIEW STUDY ON SASYAKA W.S.R. IN AYURVEDA MEDICINE

*Dr. Priyanka Rani Sarkar, Dr. Hemant Sarkar and Dr. Punita Sharma

Abstract

Ayurveda is the oldest science ever since serving the world. It is comprehensive system of natural health care that originated in the ancient Vedic times of India. Its primary emphasis is on prevention of disease and maintenance of health. It also provides treatment for disease. Ayurveda comprises many important branches and one of them is Ras-shastra. Ras-shatra is the branch related to herbo-mineral drugs. A careful survey of the original texts on Ras-shastra shows that the subject covers the entire field of inorganic pharmaceutical preparation like metallics, non-metallics and organometallic compounds of Ayurvedic materia medica. Sasyaka is one of the important mineral which is used as a drug in many diseases. This article explains the properties, dosages of Sasyaka and methods and procedures of Sasyaka.

Keywords: Sasyaka, Sasyaka Bhasma.