Overview on murchchhana: a unique process of rasa shastra

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Journal name: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Original article title: Overview on murchchhana: a unique process of rasa shastra
The International Ayurvedic Medical Journal (IAMJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to Ayurveda. It aims to integrate Ayurvedic concepts with modern scientific understanding, offering a comprehensive source of validated knowledge for both the modern Ayurvedic community and the broader medical fraternity.

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Sangita
Shuchi Mitra
Usha Sharma


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Year: 2023

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Ayurveda is the science of life that is meant not only for the prevention of disease but also for the curing of various diseases. Rasa Shastra is the Iatrochemistry of Ayurveda which deals with the various pharmaceutical processes of all drugs and formulations used for the treatment of diseases. That involves various processes like Shodhana (purification/potentiation), Marana (incineration) , and Jarana (polling), etc., of various drugs or substances. Among them, Murchchhana is one of the procedures by which various substances especially Parada (mercury) is converted into a stable form for therapeutic uses, so it is defined as producing of VyadhiNashakaGuna in Parada . Keywords: Murchchhana , KupipakvaKalpana, Rasa Sindura INTRODUCTION Rasa Shastra is a specialized branch of Ayurveda that deals with pharmaceutical procedures for drugs of metallic and mineral origin etc

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