COMPARISON OF ORGANOLEPTIC, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BHALLATAKA (SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM LINN) BEFORE AND AFTER ITS SHODHANA PROCESS
Belorkar Samir M., Kharat Ravindra Sahebrao* and Mansi M. Deshpande
Abstract
The use of plants, animal products and minerals as a source of
medicine and food is as old as humanity itself. Ancients discovered
medicinal properties of them, developed folk and herbal medicines and
finally gave rise to traditional system of herbal medicine such as
Ayurveda. Bhallataka is included in upvisha gana of dhanvantri
nighantu as it has corrosive & hazardous effects. If Bhallataka is used
after Shodhana it does not produces any toxic or hazardous effects but
it produces extremely good therapeutic properties & can be used in
various kashtasadhya disorders like kushtha, arsha. Shodhana process
is said to be very effective to discard the poisonous effects, but it is
necessary to create evidence by employing modern scientific
technique.
Keywords: Bhallataka, Semecarpus anacardium, shodhan, Istika churna.
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