Abstract

S.O.P OF AYURVED TOPICAL MEDICATION VISHAGNA GANA LEPA

Dr. Sourav Ballav*, Dr. Gouranga Maity, Dr. Deborshi Ganguly

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Abstract

Background-Ancient medical scholar Acharya Charaka explains skin is the first protective barrier of human body and explains its 06 layers. Structurally, the skin consists of two parts. The superficial, thinner portion, which is composed of epithelial tissue, is the epidermis. Depending on the composition of topical drugs, a vehicle is used for five types effects on the skin cleansing, decoration, skin care, Skin hydration maintain and protection. The Carrier technology offers an intelligent approach for drug delivery by coupling the drug to a carrier particle such as nanoparticles, microspheres, liposomes, etc. which modulate the release and absorption characteristics of the drug. In Ayurveda the topical applications are known as Lepa and this comes under the broad heading of “Bahiparimarjana Chikitsa”. In the 6th chapter, Shad virechana satasritiya adhyaya of Sutra sthana of Charaka Samhitha deals with six hundred evacuatives, their locations, five sources of extracts, five types of extract preparation, fifty great extractives and five hundred extractives. One among five hundred extractives is “vishagna gana” (Detoxifying group drugs). This “vishagna gana”-group of drug contain 10 herbs, which are having antiinflammatory action, analgesic property, anti-oxidant property, and anti-bacterial action. Observation and Result—each raw herbs was purchased 350gram in net weight from local marked and identified by Dravyaguna department and formulation prepared in teaching pharmacy. Authentified ingredients were taken in equal 200 gram quantity and subjected into purification process after that drugs are dried and made into fine Powdered and packed into airtight container. Total net powder drug achieved 01KG 950gram and 50 gram lost during preparations process. Conclusion— we found that before purification, the raw product was 02Kg in weight and fine powder in nature. However, after the topical applications prepared with the S.O.P technique, the final product lost its 50 gram weight due to the evaporation of the water portion from the product above. The final topical applications product weighed 01kg 950gm and was very soft ointment in nature. It easily absorb in dermis.

Keywords: DETOXIFYING GROUP DRUGS, SKIN DISEASES, NATURAL ANTI-OXIDANT, S.O.P, LEPA.