Abstract

REVIEW OF UNIQUE OPHTHALMIC FORMULATIONS IN TRADITIONAL BENGAL LITERATURE

Dr. Atri Ghosh, Dr. Santosh Rahinj, Dr. Prashant V. Ajanalkar, Dr. Kamal Satgonda Naik, Dr. Minal Rahinj, Dr. Snehal Chandrakant Gaikwad, Dr.Aiswarya Krishna, Dr.Deeksha Katna

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Abstract

Around the start of the nineteenth century, Bengal was home to traditional Ayurveda teaching and practise. There, doctors were referred to as Kaviraaj. Kaviraaj used to recommend home-made medications. Bengal had the renowned kaviraaj in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of them were extremely well-known. 1. Kavindra Gangadhar Roy, 2. Dwarkanath Sen, 3. Kavindra Yaminibhushan Roy, and 4. Kavindra Shyamadaas vacaspati. In the Bengal ayurveda literatures there were many low budget formulations which can be easily prepared and can be cost effective. Ayurveda ophthalmology has been described in these literatures. Many unique formulations for various clinical conditions are described. One can also get few herbomineral formulations too. So we need to review those ophthalmology formulations to bring them in spotlight as it would prove a fruitful aid for the clinicians in day to day practice.

Keywords: Ayurveda, ophthalmology formulations Bengal ayurveda literature.