PHARMACEUTICAL STANDARDIZATION OF RASATALESWARA RASA

Abstract

Rasasastra is the pharmaceutical branch of Ayurveda. As like any other medical system, success of Ayurvedic treatment also depends upon quantity of medicine prescribed to the patient, However, scarcity of raw materials is forcing the pharmacists to compromise in quality of make, which in turn is rendering the total system to disrepute. As a solution for this, Ayurveda kept on adding newer formulations prepared out of widely available and quite cheaper raw drugs. This facilitates physicians to avail potent medicines in required quantities. The present study is one of such kind made out of readily available Herbo- mineral, Marine and Upavishas. In this present article the study about preparation of Rasataleswara rasa which had a reference from the book Rasendrachintamani.. Rasataleswara Rasa is widely used in all types of Skin diseases In this preparation Sodhana, Marana, Bhavana and Srutam procedures have been carried out. Rasataleswara rasa is prepared in the form of tablets to increase the Bioavalability.