Abstract

REVIEW ON DIFFERENT PHARMACEUTICAL METHODS OF RASA MANIKYA

Nisarga R. M.* and Dinesh Kumar Mishra

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Abstract

Rasa shastra explained about various Rasaoushadi’s, contributed in treating numerous diseases, among such Aushadhis Rasa manikya is one of the popular medicines prepared from shoditha Haratala is one of the effective medicines, frequently used by Ayurvedic physicians for Vata-Kaphaja disorders like Kasa, Shwasa and Kusta (skin disorders). The patra Haratala is subjected to different shodhana procedure in different media and then used for the preparation of Rasa manikya. Various preparatory methods of Rasa manikya are in practices which are prepared both classical and adopted methods with different techniques. Present article emphasizes different methods of preparations of Rasa Manikya mentioned in classical texts of rasa shastra and other newly adopted methods.

Keywords: Classical method, Adopted method, Rasa Manikya.