Review of swarasa kalpana of sarangadhara samhita

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Ayurveda is a life science which explains about the different dosage forms. There hasbeen a development over the concept of drug dosage form from the time of Acharya Charaka to most recent pharmaceutical text of ayurveda Sarangadhara samhita . Many changes are seen since then in drug preparation from simplest form of swarasa (extracting juice of plant material) to complex procedures adopted in Rasa shastra . All these procedures aims at increasing palatability easy absorption of drug and also lower the dose of drug with quick action, also taking in consideration strength of patient and magnitude of disease. There are five basic kalpanas (pharmaceutical formulations) mentioned in Sarangadhara samhita i.e. Swarasa (juice), kalka (paste of plant parts), kwatha (decoction), hima (cold infusions), phanta (hot infusions). Swarasa kalpana is first kalpana mentioned by all acharyas among the kashaya kalpanas and also it is guru (hard to digest) in nature and potent kalpana among rest of all. Acharya Sarangadhara Madhyama khanda first chapter is entirely dedicated to swarasa kalpana where he has also mentioned its method of preparation by different methods and has also indicated number of yogas (formulations) for the most common and commonly faced diseases by even present day clinicians. Here an attempt is made to highlight this kalpana along with its applicability. Keywords: Sarangadhara samhita, swarasa, Madhyama khanda. How to cite this URL: Dr. Somil Dubey : Review Of Swarasa Kalpana Of Sarangadhara Samhita. International Ayurvedic medical Journal {online} 2016 {cited 2016 July} Available from:http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/2901_2906.pdf REVIEW OF SWARASA KALPANA OF SARANGADHARA SAMHITA Dr. Somil Dubey PG Scholar, Dept. of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishjaya Kalpana, S.V. Ayurvedic College,Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India INTRODUCTION Ayurveda - the science of life isoldest repository of medical sciences of ancient India. It has two basic objects i.e. maintenance of health and cure of disorders, for this purpose number of Kalpanas are described in accordance with disorders. But mainly there are five basic kalpanas Swarsa, kalka, kwatha, hima, phanta together called as Panchavidha kashaya kalpana 1 . All other kalpanas are upkalpanas of these primary formulations (derivatives of these formulations). Acharya Charaka has clearly mentioned that these kalpanas are to be used considering the bala of patient (individual power and built), andstrength of disease 2. Sarangadhara samhita is a comprehensive text book of ayurveda written in 14 thcentury by AcharyaSarangadhara son of Damodar, he has mentioned entire kashaya kalpanas and their upkalpanas in Madhyama khanda divided in twelve chapters. One among these kalpanas is swarasa kalpana explained in Madhyama khanda first chapter. Here acharya has explained four methods of making swarasa both by taking fresh plants and dry part of plant. Another method of making swarasa is by putapaka method (by making bolus and subjecting to heat amidst cow dung cakes. Later he Review Article International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ISSN:2320 5091 ABSTRACT Ayurveda is a life science which explains about the different dosage forms. There hasbeen a development over the concept of drug dosage form from the time of Acharya Charaka to most recent pharmaceutical text of ayurveda Sarangadhara samhita . Many changes are seen since then in drug preparation from simplest form of swarasa (extracting juice of plant material) to complex procedures adopted in Rasa shastra . All these procedures aims at increasing palatability easy absorption of drug and also lower the dose of drug with quick action, also taking in consideration strength of patient and magnitude of disease. There are five basic kalpanas (pharmaceutical formulations) mentioned in Sarangadhara samhita i.e. Swarasa (juice), kalka (paste of plant parts), kwatha (decoction), hima (cold infusions), phanta (hot infusions). Swarasa kalpana is first kalpana mentioned by all acharyas among the kashaya kalpanas and also it is guru (hard to digest) in nature and potent kalpana among rest of all. Acharya Sarangadhara Madhyama khanda first chapter is entirely dedicated to swarasa kalpana where he has also mentioned its method of preparation by different methods and has also indicated number of yogas (formulations) for the most common and commonly faced diseases by even present day clinicians. Here an attempt is made to highlight this kalpana along with its applicability. Keywords: Sarangadhara samhita, swarasa, Madhyama khanda. How to cite this URL: Dr. Somil Dubey : Review Of Swarasa Kalpana Of Sarangadhara Samhita. International Ayurvedic medical Journal {online} 2016 {cited 2016 July} Available from:http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/2901_2906.pdf REVIEW OF SWARASA KALPANA OF SARANGADHARA SAMHITA Dr. Somil Dubey PG Scholar, Dept. of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishjaya Kalpana, S.V. Ayurvedic College,Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India INTRODUCTION Ayurveda - the science of life isoldest repository of medical sciences of ancient India. It has two basic objects i.e. maintenance of health and cure of disorders, for this purpose number of Kalpanas are described in accordance with disorders. But mainly there are five basic kalpanas Swarsa, kalka, kwatha, hima, phanta together called as Panchavidha kashaya kalpana 1 . All other kalpanas are upkalpanas of these primary formulations (derivatives of these formulations). Acharya Charaka has clearly mentioned that these kalpanas are to be used considering the bala of patient (individual power and built), andstrength of disease 2. Sarangadhara samhita is a comprehensive text book of ayurveda written in 14 thcentury by AcharyaSarangadhara son of Damodar, he has mentioned entire kashaya kalpanas and their upkalpanas in Madhyama khanda divided in twelve chapters. One among these kalpanas is swarasa kalpana explained in Madhyama khanda first chapter. Here acharya has explained four methods of making swarasa both by taking fresh plants and dry part of plant. Another method of making swarasa is by putapaka method (by making bolus and subjecting to heat amidst cow dung cakes. Later he Review Article International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ISSN:2320 5091 ABSTRACT Ayurveda is a life science which explains about the different dosage forms. There hasbeen a development over the concept of drug dosage form from the time of Acharya Charaka to most recent pharmaceutical text of ayurveda Sarangadhara samhita . Many changes are seen since then in drug preparation from simplest form of swarasa (extracting juice of plant material) to complex procedures adopted in Rasa shastra . All these procedures aims at increasing palatability easy absorption of drug and also lower the dose of drug with quick action, also taking in consideration strength of patient and magnitude of disease. There are five basic kalpanas (pharmaceutical formulations) mentioned in Sarangadhara samhita i.e. Swarasa (juice), kalka (paste of plant parts), kwatha (decoction), hima (cold infusions), phanta (hot infusions). Swarasa kalpana is first kalpana mentioned by all acharyas among the kashaya kalpanas and also it is guru (hard to digest) in nature and potent kalpana among rest of all. Acharya Sarangadhara Madhyama khanda first chapter is entirely dedicated to swarasa kalpana where he has also mentioned its method of preparation by different methods and has also indicated number of yogas (formulations) for the most common and commonly faced diseases by even present day clinicians. Here an attempt is made to highlight this kalpana along with its applicability. Keywords: Sarangadhara samhita, swarasa, Madhyama khanda