Abstract

A REVIEW ON DIFFERENT METHODS OF KSHAR PREPARATION

Dr. Mangala Jadhav* and Dr. Reshu Rathore

Abstract

Kshar is a kind of medication described in Ayurveda Texts. It is alkaline substance obtained from the ashes of different drugs. It is a medicine, prepared out of the dried plants water soluble ashes by a special process known as Kshar kalpana. In our classical texts, there are many methods of preparation of kshar kalpana are mentioned. These methods vary from each other regarding some points like ratio of ash to water, duration of soaking of ash with water, number of filtration and also vessels for the preparation of kshar. So in this this paper an attempt has been made to take a review on different methods of the preparation of kshar from various classical texts.

Keywords: Kshar kalpana.