A CRITICAL REVIEW ON KUPIPAKWA RASAYANA
Dr. Deepak Kumar Tiwari*
ABSTRACT
Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya kalpana are the main part of Ayurvedic pharmaceutics science. Rasa shastra deals with the herbo mineral and metallic preparations with their types, occurrence, physical properties and organoleptic characteristics. Basically there are four types of Rasoushadhis are mentioned in Rasa granthas such as Kupipakwa Rasayana, Parpati Rasayana, Pottali Rasayana and Kharaliya Rasayana. Kupipakwa Rasayana is very difficult to prepare and require long period for preparation. However, it bears a unique place in Rasa Shastra because of its mercurial preparations with faster action and synergistic effects in the body at very low dose. The kupi indicates that the preparation is made in kupi (glass bottle) on mild to severe heat by using an instrument known as Baluka yantra. In this article detail knowledge regarding the definitions, etymology, types, manufacturing procedures, instruments useful in Kupipakva Rasayana are discussed. This study definitely will give an idea about usefulness of Kupi pakwa rasayana.
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