Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF KSHARA KARMA

Manonmani L. Biswas Mithun and Singh Amrita*

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Abstract

There are certain fundamental meritorious principles underlying the Ayurvedic methods which have stood the test of time. Their advantage demands their continuous use even in these days. Kshara karma is one of them. It is best para-surgical method described in Ayurvedic surgical discipline. It is said to be capable of allaying all the three doshas and can be taken orally or applied locally. The kshara is a herbo-mineral preparation, alkali in nature, obtained from the plants, animal, and minerals. It has been described vividly in vrihattrayi, laghutrayi and other similar Ayurvedic classics. In this article an effort was made to compile the various aspect of kshara and kshara karma viz. method of preparation, types, merits, demerits, indications, contraindications, dose, and adverse effects and to establish its importance in surgical as well as medical discipline, Study reveals that it is used for more than fifty clinical conditions, not only used in surgical diseases but equally potential and useful in the field of medicinal cases also and hence, may be regarded as a wonder drug.

Keywords: Kshara, kshara karma, para-surgical method, herbo-mineral preparation.