Abstract

REVIEW OF DASHAMOOLA GUDA- A GUDA KALPANA

*Vd. Adarsh Udaykumar Chindake and Vd. S. C. Bakare

Abstract

Avaleha are semisolid forms of medicaments, predominately used for internal administration. Avaleha, in broad sense include Rasakriya, Phanita, Avaleha, Khanda, Modaka, Ghana, Guda pakas all of them were having common pharmaceutical procedure with slight differentiate specifications in each. These medicaments are prepared by evaporating the moisture of aqueous solutions [Swarasa, Kwatha, Hima, Phanta] and by adding some other sweet substance like Guda (jaggery), sharkara (sugar), sita (sugar candy) adjuvants until semisolid form is achieved. Rajarasayana is one of the Gudakalpana explained by Acharya Vangasena in the treatment of Pinasaroga. In this article an attempt has made to review ingredients, method of preparation, siddhi lakshana, and storage of guda paka kalpana.

Keywords: guda kalpana, dashmoola guda, avleha.