Abstract

CRITICAL STUDY OF SHOOLAHAR RASAKALPAS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO RASAYOGSAGAR

Vd. Himanee V. Chaudhari* and Vd. Raman S. Belge

Abstract

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage; or described in terms of such damage. Shoola (pain) has been given a due importance in the Ayurvedic texts. Hence a variety of treatment modules are available in the Ayurvedic texts. The Ayurvedic medicines which comprise of the herbal, herbo-mineral and the animal ingredients are compiled into ancient texts of Rasashastra. Rasayogasagar (RYS) is a compilation of about 4090 formulations. The present research article is an attempt to critically study the Shoolahar Rasakalpas meant for various types of Shoola. Also, the ingredients of these Shoolahar Rasakalpas have been critically studied.

Keywords: Bhanga, Gandhak, Pain, Parada, Rasayogasagar, Shoola, Vatsanabha.