Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON YASHAD

Rakesh Solanki*, Punita Sharma and Avadesh Kumar Bhatt

Abstract

Ayurveda, basically is a medical science. There is need of medicine to treat the diseases. Acharya Charka has told that there is no Dravya available which cannot be used as medicine but we can’t use the natural materials in medicine as it is. So it is necessary to transform the material into useful form which can be easily assimilable into body so called as Kalpana. To complete this necessity, Rasashastra & Bhaisjya Kalpana branch has been developed. Rasashastra precisely uses metals, minerals and animal sources whereas Bhaishajya Kalpana mostly deals with plant resources. The drugs which are used in Rasashastra are further divided into Maharas, Sadharan Ras, Uparas Dhatu Varga and so on. Out of which Yashad is mentioned in Dhatu Varga. Dhatu are used as medicine in form of Bhasm prepared by Maran procedure. Yashad Bhasm is an important medicine of Ayurveda which is used in many health conditions and many other formulations.

Keywords: Rasashastra, dhatu, yashad bhasm, marana.