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TO EXPLORE THE PROBABLE MODE OF ACTION OF RASONADI KALKA IN BHAGNA W.S.R. TO BONE FRACTURE: A REVIEW ARTICLE

Deepika Gupta*, Ram Kishor Joshi and Rajesh Agrahari

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Background: According to Acharya Charaka, ultimate aim of life is to achieve the Dharma, Artha, Kama & Moksha. For obtaining these goals, it is essential to have state of complete physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing but it is quite difficult due to the various obstacles which are experienced by men during his routine life, Bhagna is one of them. It is one of the major problems of present era as the number of Bhagna patients are increasing day by day due to increasing accidental cases. In Modern Science, Bhagna is read under the heading of Fracture. Normal fracture healing in adults may take around 6 - 8 week during which patient completely go on bed rest which may result in the development of number of complication, such as wasting of muscle, stiffness in joint, deep vein thrombosis, etc. Prolong healing time causes financial burden and mental stress to the patient. Aim: Article is written with the aim to explore an easy to prepare, cost effective herbal Ayurvedic compound formulation from ancient Ayurvedic text and then explore its mode of action in promoting bone healing through Ayurveda and Modern science. Methodology: Keeping above aims in mind we selected “Rasonadi Kalka” from “Chakradutta Bhagna Chikitsa” and then relevant keywords were searched in various Ayurveda and modern texts as well as on online databases to understand the mode of action of individual contents of Rasonadi Kalka in accelerating fractured bone healing in cases of Bhagna (bone fracture). Conclusion: through literary review, Rasonadi Kalka seem to be effective in accelerating fractured bone healing but to establish the final conclusion clinical trial of this drug should be conducted, so that this drug could be used for therapeutic purpose in general patients of fracture.

Keywords: Ayurveda; Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Asthibhagna, Herbal formulation.