Abstract

A REVIEW ON AROGYAVARDHINI VATI: A HERBO-MINERAL FORMULATION

Dr. Anand Kanwar*, Dr. Ajay Kumar Sharma, Dr. Pradeep Dhaked, Dr. Avdhesh Bhatt

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Abstract

Ayurveda is a complete science of health based on the empirical scientific knowledge that covers all the aspects of life. Since the commencement of life, materials found on the earth have been the major source for drugs. These materials have been one of the basic components that constitute the framework of Ayurveda drugs. The clinical efficacy of Ayurvedic preparations is well validated by its long history of uses, although various herbal, mineral and herbo- mineral drugs are being screened to validate and document their therapeutic uses on widely accepted protocol of modern science as well as Ayurveda. The present study aims to compile all the information and literature regarding one of the classical formulations "Arogyavardhini Vati". It is official in the ayurvedic formulary of India and is safe and effective in hyperlipidemia, ear discharge with its hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity. It is also used in jaundice, skin disorders, fevers, oedema, indigestion, and obesity.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Hepatoprotective, Skin disorder, indigestion.