Abstract

LITERARY REVIEW ON ARDRAKA KHAND

Palak Chaudhry* and Neha Arya

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Abstract

Bhaishajya Kalpana includes Aushadh as well as Ahara Kalpana. Aushadh kalpana includes primary Kalpana also known as Panchvidha Kashaya kalpana. These Panchvidha Kashaya Kalpana has sort duration of expiry, so to preserve them for long time, various Kalpana’s are performed to increase the properties of drugs and to increase the shelf life, known as secondary Kalpana’s which include Vati, Sneha, Sandhan, Avaleha, Khand kalpana etc. Khand preparations are easy to administer and lasts long due to presence of sugar in them. Ardraka Khand mentioned in Bhava Prakash is a drug of choice in Udarda, Shitapitta and Kotha, Kasa, Swasa etc. It is a herbal formulation, consists of Ardraka, Pippali, Pippalimula, Maricha, Shunthi, Vidanga, Musta, Nagkesara, Twak, Ela, Tejpatra, Kachur, Goghrita, Godugdha and Sharkara. In this present paper, a review on ingredients of Ardraka Khand and their mode of action has been mentioned.

Keywords: Khand Kalpana, Ardraka Khand, Shitapitta.