Abstract

A REVIEW ON ROLE OF TOYA-AGNI SANNIKARSHA SAMSKARA IN AYURVEDA PHARMACEUTICS

*Sindhuja K. N., Ashok Kumar B. N., Ravindra Angadi, Radhika Ranjan Geethesh P. and Sushmitha V. S.

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Abstract

Samskara is one of the important concepts of Ayurveda. Samskara is defined as a process of bringing about a desired changes in the properties of the drug. In the process of Aushadha Nirmana, various Samskaras are adopted to obtain desired dosage form and efficacy of the medicine. Among all samskaras, Toya-Agni Sannikarsha plays a vital role in Ayurvedic pharmaceutics. This samskara includes combination of both Toya and Agni Samskara and it helps to convert Guru, Khara and Kathina Guna of Dravya’s into Laghu and Mridu Guna. In this study, an attempt has been made to unravel the role of Toya-Agni Sannikarsha Samskara in Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Samskara, Toya-Agni Sannikarsha, Aushadha Nirmana.