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Abstract

A STUDY OF KSHAR KALPANA IN BRIHATRAYI: A REVIEW

Sharma Deepa*, Sharma Usha, Rawat Shushma and Sharma Khemchand

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All medicinal products are classified in different categories of dosage forms in Ayurveda Pharmaceuticals. Acharya Charak has mentioned 18 parts of herbal plants which can be used for medicinal purpose and Kshara (alkaline preparation) is one of them. Acharya Susruta has propagated external as well as internal use of Kshara which has been referred as Pratisarniya and Paaniye Kshara respectively. Kshara are the substances obtained from the ashes of drugs of animals (conch shells, coral etc), minerals (borax) and plants (mulaka: Raphenus sativus etc) origin, where alkaline portion is extracted from the ashes of these substances. According to the acid-ash hypothesis, acidic ash is thought to make us vulnerable to illness and disease, whereas alkaline ash is considered protective. Food components that leave an acidic ash include protein, phosphate and sulphur, while alkaline components include calcium, magnesium and potassium. The present paper is aimed to bring out the existing knowledge on kshara kalpana in Ayurvedic classics w.s.r brihatrayi.

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