Rajata in Ayurvedic Therapeutics
Rekha chaturvedi, Subhash Chandra Bhargava, Niranjan Sonkar and C. B. JhaDepartment of Rashastra, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Science, Banasra Hindu University, Varanasi India
Abstract: Metals and minerals are known to human beings since pre-vaidic period. Earliar they were used for domestic purposes as to make household things like knife, utensils, hunting tools e.t.c. Later on their use was started to procure health. After that therapeutic properties of metals were also recognized and their use was started to treat the diseases. Rajata is also well known metal used in ayurvedic therapeutics since samhita kala. With the development of Ras Shastra processing technologies of metals developed. Various methods of shodhan and marana were introduced and use of Rajata bhasma in many formulations was started to treat severe diseases. In this paper effort have been made to compile ayurvedic formulations indicated in many acute and chronic diseases in which Rajata is an important ingredient.
Keywords: Rajata; Ayurveda Back to TOC