Abstract

AGNIRAS: A CRITICAL REVIEW

Payal Gore*, Shyamal Nirmal, Manoj Kulkarni, Nishant Ingle and Dhanashri Bhoir

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Abstract

Ayurveda has mentioned a wide range of medicine made by using not only plant drugs but also by combining different forms of minerals. Rasashastra & BhaishjyaKalpana talks about purification of these raw materials, mixing & formulating them in a form of various kalpana to use as a medication. Rasashastra is a branch of Indian medicine (Ayurveda) which deals with processing of herbo – mineral & mineral drugs, having their therapeutic importance. Agniras is one of the preparation contains mineral compounds, herbs, which acts best on Kasa (Cough), Kshaya (Tuberculosis). Ayurvedic system of medicine is as old as the Vedic age. Now–a– days people give preference to the Ayurvedic medicines as the allopathic medicines are costlier and have side effects. Thus Ayurvedic medicines/drugs are becoming popular day-by-day and demand for its usage is increasing not only in the country but also worldwide. The formulations are taken from the ancient Vedic text or Vedas (books of Ayurveda), the ancient religious and philosophical texts that are the oldest surviving literature in the world, which makes Ayurvedic medicine the oldest surviving healing system. Among these medicines Agniras present in traditional Ayurvedic text books such as Rasaratnasamucchaya, Rasaprakashsudhakar, Bharat Bhaishjya Ratnakar & Bhaishajyaratnavali.

Keywords: Agniras, Kasa, Kshaya, Ajirna, Rasashastra & Bhaishajyakalpana.