Abstract

CONCEPTUAL REVIEW OF VATI KALPANA (SOLID DOSAGE FORM) IN AYURVEDA

Prashant Kumar Singh*, Nirmal Bhusal, Binod Kumar Singh and Manglakant Jha

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Abstract

In Ayurveda several Acharyas have been added or modified the different formulations or preparations according to their own experiences from time to time without violating the basic principles, to find out the most potent drug to prepared different formulations of herbal, herbo-mineral compounds in various form. Vati Kalpana is a pharmaceutical procedure in which the powder of raw drugs are triturated together with certain Kashaya or Juice or even honey and the medicines are prepared in the form of pills or tablets. Main objective of this study is to review the Vati Kalpana dosage form. References regarding Vati and Guti Kalpana were collected from various classical and Ayurveda published works, published research papers and concept of Vati and Guti Kalpana was studied in details. Vati Kalpana is the concept which is highly accepted by Ayurveda in ancient and modern era because of its easy way of preparation and having the potency received after Mardana and Bhavana. In general practice, the highly accepted common dosages form is Vati as it is available due to enumerable production and palatable nature.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Tablet, Vati Kalpana, Bhaishajya Kalpana.