Abstract

LOGISTICS OF AYURVEDIC AUSHADHA KALPANA

*Dr. Shubham Bansal and Dr. Rosy Gupta

Abstract

Aushadha kalpana is the process of modifying the raw dravyas of various sources into more therapeutically fit form. Aushadha kalpana can be further divided into kashaya kalpana, sneha kalpana, sandhan kalpana and others. Panchvidha kashaya kalpana are the most basic and ancient kalpana described in various samhitas. Sneha kalpana can be correlated with the liposomal drug delivery system developing in conventional system of medicine. Sandhana kalpana are the self fermented alcoholic extracts of raw drugs. Change in a kalpana also changes the effects of a drug due to change in process i.e. sanskar which causes vishesh guna antardhan in the preparation.

Keywords: kashaya kalpana, sneha kalpana, sandhan kalpana and others.