Abstract

COMPARATIVE PHARMACEUTICAL STUDY ON KADALI KANDA KHASRA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS FINAL PRODUCT QUANTITY & pH

Bulla Onkar Honappa, Kasinath Hadimur* and Kasturi A. Patil

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Abstract

Herbal source of origin of dravyas are utilized most of the time in ayurveda traditional system of medicine. Though minerals & metals source of origin too used but frequency was less, but soon after development in rasashastra 7-8 century onwards increased. Kshara is one of the forms of medicine which is alkali in nature used for internal as well as external. Pharmaceutical point of view kshara water soluble extract of ash of herbs. Different pharmaceutical methods being noted in different classical books of ayurveda medical science In the present study kadali kanda kshara was prepared by three different methods i.e Rasatarangini, Shushruta Samhita & Sharanghadhara samhita. The duration required to prepare it, its pH of final products was recorded and compared with each other. Rasatarangini Method to prepare kadali kanda Kshara considered to good as compared to other two methods duration consumed was less. Sushruta method followed sample took 22 days duration which was longest among the all three methods. Quality point of view in terms of pH all the three samples were recorded almost same pH.

Keywords: Kadali Kanda, Kshara, PH, Duration.