THERAPEUTIC POTENTIALS OF SUDHA VARGA DRAVYAS VIS-À-VIS CALCIUM COMPOUNDS: A REVIEW
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
Rasashastra is an integral part of Ayurveda that deals chiefly with mercury, metals, minerals and animal origin drugs having therapeutic and alchemical importance. Use of mineral and metallic preparations for health care is a unique feature of Rasashastra. Sudha varga dravyas are group of drugs that possess high calcium content in them. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in human body, which plays a pivotal role in human physiology. Though the mention of therapeutic utility of calcium compounds in Ayurveda dates back to samhita period; the references of these compounds are found scattered under different context in literature of samhitas (Ayurveda classics) and Rasashastra. For the first time all calcium compounds were exclusively categorized in a single group based on their chemical composition as “sudha vijnaneeyam” by rasamritam the text of 20th century. Though introduced by recent authors, sudha varga dravyas (calcium compounds) have gained therapeutic importance in clinical practise. This article attempts to screen Rasashastra classics for references emphasizing the “Therapeutic potentials of sudha varga dravyas vis-à-vis calcium compounds” and related alchemical aspects of these drugs.
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Srilakshmi Dasari , Shalini T. V , Smitha Jain
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