Abstract

IMPORTANCE OF AMLA VARGA DRAVYAS IN RASASHASTRA: A RREVIEW

Dr. Austluxmi*, Bhavishya Ankush*

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Abstract

Rasashastra is an integral part of Ayurveda that deals chiefly with mercury, metals, minerals and animal origin drugs having therapeutic and alchemicalimportance. Use of mineral and metallic preparations for health care is a unique feature of Rasashastra. Amla varga dravyas are group of drugs that possess most important role in purification of minerals used for therapeutics, which plays a pivotal role in human physiology. Though the mention of therapeutic utility of Amla Ras dravyas in Ayurveda dates back to samhita period; the references of these dravyas are found scattered under different context in literature of samhitas (Ayurveda classics) and Rasashastra. For the first time all Amla Ras Dravyas were exclusively categorized ina single group based on their chemical composition. Though introduced by recent authors, amla vargadravyas have gained therapeutic importance in clinical practice. This article attempts to screen Rasashastra classics for references emphasizing the ―Importance of Amla Varga Dravyas in Ras Shastra‖ and related alchemical aspects of these drugs.

Keywords: Amla varga, Rasashastra.