Classical Review of Gandhaka as per Rasendra Sara Sangraha

Authors

  • Dr. R. Magesh Professor & HOD, Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Ahalia Ayurveda Medical College Hospital, Kerala University of Health Science, Palakkad, Kerala, INDIA.
  • Dr. R. Jayalekshmi Professor & HOD, Department of Prasuti Tantra And Stri Roga, Ahalia Ayurveda Medical College Hospital, Kerala University of Health Science, Palakkad, Kerala, INDIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v6i3.1287

Keywords:

Gandhaka, Shodhana, Laghu Puta, Dhalana.

Abstract

Gandhaka is an easily available and extensively used drug in Rasashastra. Gandhaka is extensively used as a therapeutic drug in various disorders. Explanation of its varieties, purification methods, therapeutic uses, and dose is explained in Rasashastra. Purification of Gandhaka mentioned in the classics making it therapeutically more potential. Rasendra Sara Sangraha is widely accepted as a comprehensive treatise of Rasashastra. Rasendra Sara Sangraha explains Gandhaka in detail under Uparasa along with its two methods of Gandhaka Shodhana which is the initial step in the preparation of any Rasaoushadhis. Reviewing the literary aspect of Gandhaka along with its Shodhana as described in the Rasendra Sara Sangraha is enumerated here.

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References

1. Dr. Parimi Suresh and Dr. Vinayakumari Dhannapunneni, Rasendra Sara Sangraha of Sri Gopala Krishna bhatt text with English translation, Chapter 1, Chowkhambha Sanskrit sansthan, 2007 edition;p.43-45
2. Prof. K.R. Srikantha murthy, Bhavaprakasa of Bhavamisra translated by Poorva khanda prathama bhaga, Ghrita varga chapter 6,Verse no.4, Chowkhamba krishnadas academy ,2011 edition;p.470.
3. Dr. Brahmananda Tripathy, Charaka Samhitha Sutra Sthana, Charaka chandrika hindi commentary of Agnivesha, Chowkhambha Sarabharathi Prakashana, Varanasi, Chapter 27, 2002 edition,p.526.

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Published

2021-07-10

How to Cite

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Dr. R. Magesh, Dr. R. Jayalekshmi. Classical Review of Gandhaka as per Rasendra Sara Sangraha. J Ayurveda Integr Med Sci [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 10 [cited 2025 Oct. 2];6(3):66-8. Available from: https://www.jaims.in/jaims/article/view/1287

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2021): MAY-JUNE

Section

Review Article

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This is an Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License