Abstract

A BIRD EYE VIEW ON GAIRIKAM IN AYURVED CLASSIC

Dr. Tanuja Bharti* and Dr. Divya Deepak Sharma

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Abstract

Gairika is exceptionally practical and effectively accessible medication in business sectors. It is artificially Fe2O3 and one among the uparasas clarified in Rasashastra. According to the references there are three assortments of Gairika clarified in Rasashashtra works of art specifically Swarnagairika, Pashanagairika and Samanyagairika. Likewise according to the well-qualified suppositions, in Tamilnadu, Swarnagairika was known by the name 'ponkavi', which is generally polished in Siddha system. As per writing survey gairika was equivalently called as red ochre or haematite according to A.P.I. Definition: Gairikais Red Ochre, an oxide of Iron (Fe2O3). This for the most part hearty assortment of hematite mineral is otherwise called Reddle. Assay: Gairikashould not contain under 16% Fe or at the very least 21% Fe2O3. So an endeavor has been made in this article to accumulate every one of the potential snippets of data in regards to Gairika clarified in Rasashashtra old style course books.

Keywords: Rasashashtra, Uparasa, Gairika, A.P.I, Red Ochre, Haematite.