PHARMACEUTICO-ANALYTICAL STUDY OF ISABGOL BHAVITA RASA GARBHA POTTALI
Dr. Karthik Noolvi*, Dr. Surekha Medikeri and Dr. M. S. Doddamani
ABSTRACT
Rasa Shastra is believed to have come into existence in about 6th and 7th century. Nagarjuna, the Buddhist sage, is considered the first to have used mercury (Parada) so extensively and is believed to be one of creators of treatment Methodology by Herbo-Minerals used in appropriate form. Pottali rasayana is one among the various mercurial compounds (Moorchita Parada yogas) processed with the help of sulphur. Pottali kalpana is based on its compactness. I.e. the medicine of large magnitude is compacted into a small pottali like structure. Detailed description of Pottali Rasayana is extensively available in the text „Rasayoga sagara?. Various bhavana dravyas for preparation of pottali like Kumari swarasa, Tulasi swarasa, Ardraka swarasa etc... are mentioned in this text. In the current study Rasa Garbha Pottali (RGP) is prepared by the bhavana dravya „Isabgol? (RGP-I). Gandhaka paka method was selected for the pharmaceutical processing and the change has been evaluated by Pharmaceutico- Analytical Study.
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